I'll second the plug for cryptkeeper. I've done it both ways -- encrypting a partition and using cryptkeeper. Both have been pretty transparent. I have had no problem using ssh or hibernating with either, but I like the selectivity of cryptkeeper. I have read, but do not perceive personally, that encrypted disks are a bit slower. But really, the reason that I don't encrypt entire disks is a fear of what happens if either I forget my password or there's a corruption issue. With an encrypted folder, then I lose that particular data. If I encrypt the entire disk, then either my entire home directory or my entire system is hosed -- depending on the partitioning. 99% of what I have on my computer I don't give a rat's ass about someone else seeing if I misplace my laptop. The few things that I do want protected by encryption -- work files, case data, etc. I can put in a folder and encrypt with cryptkeeper. If that gets fouled up, I still have my box... billo On Sun, 14 Jul 2013, Zoltan Hoppar wrote:
What you'll get in disk encription is a partition ecryption with dm-crypt/LUKS. You can read a lot inside the manuals. Otherwise if you don't wanna encrypt everything, then you have alternatives - as Cryptkeeper what is in the repository. That provides EncFS for folders, and usually in most cases this is enough. HTH, Zoltan 2013/7/14 Ranjan Maitra <maitra.mbox.ignored@xxxxxxxxx>:Hi, In Fedora, there has almost always been an option at the disk partitioning stage to encrypt the disk ("Encrypt my data"). I have never used it but wanted to try it. So, what does this give me? In other words, is it still possible to 1. Hibernate and come back (with password, perhaps)? 2. ssh into it from another machine (of course, when it is on and running). Just making sure I understand what I am getting into. Thanks! Ranjan PS: Installing F19 on my shiny new Dell XPS13 which came with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (lower-priced than Windoze). Btw, the Ubuntu installer crashed in the final stages of installation! So much for the reliability LTS.... Ranjan -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org-- PGP: 06853DF7 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
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