On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 06:32:49PM -0700, Richard Fish wrote: > On 8/12/06, John J. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Do you encrypt your home directory? > > I encrypt everything except /boot. > > >What apps and/or combination of apps do you use, and why? > > dm-crypt with cryptsetup using the LUKS format. > > >Which ciphers do you prefer? Why? > > aes-cbc-essiv:sha256, 128bit, because it is fast. > > >Is it well supported? > > In the kernel, about as well supported as you can get. > Ok, this looks like a setup I'd be pleased with. Right now I have
/ /boot swap How much of a pain will it be to implement now? Or will I be better off waiting about 6 months till I get a laptop, and then following the guide at http://gentoo-wiki.com/SECURITY_System_Encryption_DM-Crypt_with_LUKS and in the meantime continue using cfs? Is that guide pretty accurate? Thanks, festus -- In all the millions of years dinosaurs roamed this planet, did any of them feel the need to invent, say, nuclear weapons? Mickeyz
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