Re: Wiping disk vs. initializing container

Arno Wagner <[email protected]> Wed, 7 Jun 2023 05:30:38 +0200

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If it is crypto-grade randomness, yes.
But note that Section 5.3 may still be faster.

Regards,
Arno


On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 23:08:50 CEST, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> does overwriting an entire hard disk with random data before setting up
> encryption make initializing a LUKS container (as described in section
> 5.3 of the FAQ) obsolete?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Michael
> 

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