I have a lot of customer data on my file server. I am unwilling to take responsibility if my box is stolen. I really like whole disk encryption. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Technomage wrote: > um ouch, I missed this part! that's going to complicate matters enormously. > if you can tar stuff off onto an external USB/firewire drive, I'd highly > recommend that you do it now! > > otherwise, your problems will multiply harshly. once done, wipe/reinstall > and place your backed up data in place. > > and yeah, whole disc encryption is really unnecessary unless you happen to > be working for a government agency or some private firm that insists on > "total security"I tend to encrypt /home and the swap partitions here. its > not much of a performance hit and my data is "reasonably safe". > > On 7/26/10 12:01 PM, Matt Graham wrote: >> >> From: "Bryan O'Neal" >> >>> >>> And yes the drive is encrypted using the red hat / fedora standard >>> encryption. >>> >> >> When whole-disk encryption goes wrong, it's a total PITA to fix AFAICT. >>  I'd >> put the really sensitive data somewhere like /home or /data , and just >> encrypt >> that partition or LV.  That way, when it all goes pear-shaped, you have a >> better chance of the stuff in /, /usr, and so forth still being usable. >>  But I >> don't need "complete paranoiac"-level security for most of my stuff.... >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss