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 <
nathan@nmecs.com> 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
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