I think Ubuntu server now has an LVM with encryption option. I personally would start there as i am likely to run an Ubuntu server On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 8:20 AM, Nathan England wrote: > > Hello Hello, > > I will soon be building a new server for my home office. I do various > consulting jobs and have access to data that my customers consider highly > personal or private, some of which I've signed NDA's in order to have > access to. The current server stores my client data, various source code > files, but it also doubles as my personal data store. All my personal > projects along with videos and pictures, audio files and everything that > all of us parents and geeks would want to store. > > My new hardware will have multiple drives in a raid configuration. I have > not completely decided on how that will be configured. I would like your > opinions on the best methods of securing a server. I am not against having > to type in an encryption passphrase each time the machine boots, but as it > will be headless, I'd really rather not, but hoping beyond setup I will not > need to reboot it often it is an option. > > What options should I consider for protecting the data on the hard drives > and still provide some sane level of usability from a workstation somewhere > else? > > I appreciate your thoughts! > > Nathan > ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen