Re: encrypted hard drive laptop
"Simon Green" <[email protected]>
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It's very easy with Linux, and offered as part of most OS install processes (at least Debian and Red Hat variants). It's called LUKS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Unified_Key_Setup It works by having an unencrypted /boot partition (1GB on my laptop), and the rest of the file system is then in one or more encrypted partitions. And it's totally seamless. When the OS boots, you'll be prompted for the passphrase which you specified in the installation process. -- Simon On Thu, 25 Apr 2019, at 11:25 PM, Ian Young wrote: > Excuse me if not on topic ... > > Was somewhat bemused on looking through this article about trying to > purchase a laptop with encryption. Partly because it mentions hardware > aspects hitherto unknown to me. > > https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2019/apr/25/how-do-i-buy-a-laptop-with-an-encrypted-hard-drive > > Is this sort of thing easier with Linux? _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug