Thanks Paul for the clarifications. I might try it out but will read up on it a bit more.
Cheers Yuma On 6/09/2011, at 8:02 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Hi Yuma, > I'm experiencing no latency on the encrypted drive. I now know that ssd is a > lot faster than a normal hard drive, and because my mac is starting to get > old, I still have a mechanical hard drive and there are no speed issues. > Regarding dropbox, the Lion full disk encryption is completely transparent to > any program you run, so it's not going to conflict with anything. Rest > assured about dropbox. Well, at least about its functioning. About its > security, I have seen a number of articles on our internet new site, but > that's another matter. > Paul. > On Sep 6, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> A newbie question on the encryption. Actually two. Does it have any latency >> once encrypted on an ssd drive? And how does it play with drop box? >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Yuma >> On 6/09/2011, at 7:24 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: >> >>> Hi Dan, >>> Curious. How did you know that full Lion disk encryption is 128 bit? >>> On Sep 6, 2011, at 12:50 AM, Dan wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> I like the full disk Encryption in OS X 7. However, I also wish the end >>>> user could set it to 256 bit encryption instead of just 128 bit. >>>> Just my thoughts. >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> On Sep 5, 2011, at 3:21 PM, anouk radix wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> Normally I let my systems start up automatically with noi password at all >>>>> but now with my new mac I have indeed setup a startup password AND >>>>> encryption. After a few minutes of non-use I have to enter that password >>>>> again. I feel very secure now even takingmy laptop along to other >>>>> locations and leaving it alone for a while. >>>>> What I like about the boot up process AFTER your drive is encrypted is, >>>>> that if you enter cmd+f5 you will hear a beep when your computer is ready >>>>> for input, you then hear a beep if its right and another beep if it is >>>>> wrong, also this goes for the password. Just experiment with it for >>>>> yourself its very niftily done. >>>>> I havent heard of anything like this being possible on a windows system >>>>> and while I did not use it before i got my mba, i like it a lot and it >>>>> makes me feel a lot more secure. >>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>> Op 5-9-2011 17:59, Paul Erkens schreef: >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> Just passing on my experience with Lion's file vault. I thought it'd be >>>>>> difficult but it's not. Carefully read the dialogs and you're all set. >>>>>> No complicated setup. Encryption takes a while. Only thing you are going >>>>>> to sacrifice is a voice over supported log in. With encryption enabled, >>>>>> you will still get audible feedback though, and it is workable. I >>>>>> thought I'd give it a shot so I backed up securely and turned it on, but >>>>>> I don't think I'll revert back to normal. I don't notice any speed >>>>>> degradation, though it may be present. It just doesn't get in the way. >>>>>> Of course, if your full disk is encrypted, only avery small part of the >>>>>> os can be left unencrypted, so that's why you don't have voiceover at >>>>>> the login prompt. 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