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| From | "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Hard Drive Encryption |
| Date | 2018-05-22 19:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <vSj75-Yl-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <vSfGa-7hh-13@gated-at.bofh.it> <vSfZv-7nI-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On 22/05/2018 19:25, Matthew Crews wrote: > On Tuesday, May 22, 2018 6:33:17 AM MST you wrote: >> It is possible to encrypt a hard drive at anytime in Debian? >> >> HP Garcia > > Yes, using any number of tools, including LUKS. > > Is it possible to encrypt your root partition at any time? Not while the > system is running, as far as I know. If it is, its not an easy procedure. Its > best to encrypt your root partition at install time (which the Debian > installer will allow you to perform). > > Is it possible to encrypt your /home partition at any time? Yes, but its not a > straight forward process. It can definitely be done while the system is > running, but its not recommended. > > > If you feel adventurous, check [1], the tool "luksipc" is in Debian Buster/Sid. It goes without saying that a couple of recent backups are a must before trying this. It doesn't work from the running system though, and you need to read the "disclaimer" part first (specially the part about disk with read errors) . LUKS has come a long way, it is now possible to move (even to the previously dreaded "left" of the disk) and resize a container with G.U.I. tools like "gparted" or KDE "partitionmanager". Not yet from a running system but it is getting much easier. "luksipc" worked well for me but only on test systems with little data and simple setups, so I can't vouch for it besides the sandbox use-case. [1] https://johannes-bauer.com/linux/luksipc/
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