#diskencryption

2025-06-18

Encrypting without full disk encryption question

piefed.ca/post/20662

kriware :verified:kriware@infosec.exchange
2025-05-14

Disk Encryption: Wide-Block Modes, Authentication Tags Aren’t Silver Bullets

Analyzes XTS mode's vulnerabilities and discusses IEEE's proposed key scope limits.

dfir.ru/2025/05/08/disk-encryp

#DiskEncryption #XTS

Lucas de Senaseninha@bsd.network
2025-04-27

OpenBSD users, can you tell me your experience of full-disk encryption on a SSD?

Is the encryption overhead noticiable compared to plain SSD? Or is it as slow as HDD?
How often have you lost files due to a poweroff letting your partition on an inconsistent state?

#openbsd #ssd #fde #DiskEncryption

Feikefjelle
2025-02-25

@darkling @nicholasr @nixCraft does indeed support swap files, they problebly work fine, they are just very unorthodox and therefore difficult to setup.

The swap file you would use if you want , in theory at least...
brings mé more issues than what's worth!

2025-02-13

#Linux folks who #encrypt; Do you encrypt everything, or just your /home partition?

#Poll #Linux #DiskEncryption #Encryption

Guillaume LouvelGullumLuvl@ecoevo.social
2025-01-06

From #Debian 13, would you use VeraCrypt or ZuluCrypt to create an encrypted disk accessible from any OS ?

Veracrypt hasn't released a .deb yet for Debian 13, so the generic installer must be used. Not sure how well it's supposed to work.

#DiskEncryption #VeraCrypt

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:fosserytech@social.linux.pizza
2024-11-24

My new video about VeraCrypt just released on @tilvids
From this video, you can get familiar with VeraCrypt, the encryption technology it uses, and how you can use it to create file containers and encrypted partitions

tilvids.com/w/9dA17zsidWVMU5eH

#VeraCrypt #Encryption #DiskEncryption #Security #TechVideo #OpenSource #OpenSourceSoftware #FOSS #ContentCreator #FosseryTech

2024-11-24
2024-10-28

So. Linux 🐧

My PC runs Linux (Fedora) and with the current gen Hardware in it the ancient old Question pops up again: Full Disk Encryption or not?

At least some ciphers should be HW-accellerated (AES-SNI). But then there is the hassle of entering the password. And the annoyance.

But on the other side...

What do you guys think?

#linux #encrypt #encryption #diskencryption #security #admin

2024-07-05

"A swap file can be used to reserve swap-space within an existing partition & may also be setup inside an encrypted blockdevice's partition."
So all I had to do is make sure swap file is setup in fstab & just point all resume=UUID= to the UUID of primary partition where the #swap file is & that is it. my brain exploded🤯 from how easy it was.
p.s. reminder to anyone doing #LUKS it is only as good as the password you pick so pick something good!
#CryptSetup #Linux #LVM #hibernate #DiskEncryption

2024-07-05

Long ago when I was installing #Kali #Linux on my #Dell Latitude E5570 #Laptop
I went with LVM on LUKS wiki.archlinux.org/title/dm-cr
& at the time I thought I'd go with a swap file on / (I was unaware of Swap crypt🙄)
I was never able to get hibernate to work, until now😀...
Let me say many websites & forums all say if you want hibernate to work on LUKS, you have to go with swap crypt.
Not true, if you read wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-cr
#CryptSetup #LVM #LUKS #SWAP #hibernate #DiskEncryption

スパックマン クリスchris_spackman@twit.social
2023-06-21

Thanks for all the suggestions and links.

I will try putting a new / temporary key into the initramfs just for while I am out of town - the chance of power outage is higher than the chance of burglary.

I'll remove the temp key and rebuild the initramfs after I get back home. Normally, I'm in front of the computer when it reboots, so entering the password manually (as I've been doing for a few years) is fine.

#DMCrypt #DiskEncryption #Linux

スパックマン クリスchris_spackman@twit.social
2023-06-20

Is there a good way to have a #Linux server reboot unattended when the root partition is dm_crypt encrypted? I'm not super worried about bad guys being physically present. More just worried that a power outage might initiate a reboot while I am not present.

Is including the key file in the initramfs (correct terminology?) that horrible a thing if physical access to the machine is not a concern?

Thoughts or advice?

#DMCrypt #DiskEncryption

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