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Dm-Crypt system encryption with different keys per user

I have found the following example configuration for a system encryption: Example 5: paranoid system encryption • whole hard drive encrypted with dm-crypt+LUKS └──> unlocked before boot, ...
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How do I encrypt the main partition of a SIFT (Ubuntu 9.10 variant) install?

I've got SIFT (based on Ubuntu 9.10) installed on a work laptop. We're trying to encrypt the entire installation (root partition and swap), which is apparently doable using LUKS, but I'm having some ...
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LUKS storing keyfile in encrypted usb drive

I already asked once about LUKS unlocking of multiple HDDs in Linux: LUKS and multiple hard drives. Now I would like to know how to secure store the keyfile used for the automatic unlock of the ...
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Overwriting disk before encryption

I'm going to create encrypted lvm on my disk. As a encryption mechanism I choose dmcrypt with LUKS. Here's my question - should I overwrite (for security reasons) whole disk before creating encrypted ...
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How to remove LUKS encryption?

I tried removing LUKS encryption on my home directory using the following command: cryptsetup luksRemoveKey /dev/mapper/luks-3fd5-235-26-2625-2456f-4353fgdgd But it gives me an error saying: ...
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Which partitions should I encrypt?

My laptop is currently running Windows and Fedora, but I'm planning to install Arch Linux as my sole OS soon. This current setup is using whole disk encryption through TrueCrypt, but I'm unsure if it ...
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How can I shrink a LUKS partition, what does `cryptsetup resize` do?

I am in progress of resizing a LUKS encrypted partition that contains a single ext4 filesystem (no LVM or something). The cryptsetup FAQ recommends to remove the old partition and recreate it, but ...
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Are there more advanced LUKS key schemes, e.g. 2 of 3 keys needed?

It seems like the two main LUKS encryption options are: USB keyfile (see http://superuser.com/questions/149578/how-can-i-use-a-keyfile-on-a-removable-usb-drive-for-my-encrypted-root-in-debian) ...
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Install Backtrack 5 r2 into running LUKS setup installed with ubuntu

One Harddisk (sda) Two Partions. With a working ubuntu running. 1) /boot 2) LVM with this virtual volumes/partions/ or whatever they are called inside: Swap Ubuntu Home Prepared for Backtrack Of ...
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Linux: LUKS and multiple hard drives

I have a Debian Linux system (amd64) installed on a RAID-1 system encrypted device (LVM on LUKS) and will have a RAID-6 of >=4 disks where I'll put my data (LUKS and maybe LVM). I think the basic ...
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RHEL6 LUKS with TPM support?

I'm surprised that this question is not asked more frequently, but (in RHEL) does LUKS support TPM's the way that Windows BitLocker does? If so, how is this feature implemented, and does it provide ...
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LUKS encryption for tape media?

I was wondering, if it was possible to use LUKS encryption with tape drives, QIC for instance. I'm using LUKS for USB drives and internal disks, even DVDs and CDROMs. But I was thinking of maybe ...