On Dec 8, 2007 12:45 PM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [ I want to encrypt laptop, with key on USB drive] > > Is there a different FAQ I should be using? > > > > Thanks all, and I hope to soon join you in debian-land. > > http://luks.endorphin.org/ > > Install cryptsetup and read /usr/share/doc/cryptsetup/CryptoRoot.HowTo.
Thanks, I'll check that out. > > Slightly OT, but do you *really* need /boot, /usr, /bin, etc, to be > encrypted? > > ISTM that only /home, /tmp & swap files/partitions (and /var?) need > be partitioned. That way, you could still boot the machine and do > maintenance if you misplaced your dongle. Of course, if I lose all copies of the dongle, being able to do maintenance isn't terribly useful... Besides, the truly paranoid understand that someone could slip a keylogger into /usr/bin/perl! Ideally, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
