Encrypt Your Ubuntu During Install

Posted on May 13th, 2008 in Ubuntu by admin

Data encryption is one of the best methods to protect your sensitive files, especially if you own a laptop. Unfortunately, on the Ubuntu operating system, it’s only available in the text mode installer. But that’s why this guide is here, to help you install a fully encrypted Ubuntu OS on your computer. whole process is completely safe and it is recommended to be used by anyone out there who wants to protect his/her sensitive data. To break it down to you: No more living in fear! Your data will NOT be stolen anymore!

Also See: Encrypted Root File System during install in OpenSuse 10.3

Encrypted Root File System During Install in openSuse 10.3

Posted on March 5th, 2008 in OpenSuse by admin

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Introduction and Motivation

Most laptop users do not begin to think about the problems associated with laptop theft until after they first theft occurs. If the laptop happened to contain the source code for a new product, or company confidential documents, or the notes for an newspaper article on political corruption, or maybe just a private love letter, then there is a potential for catastrophe if the data falls into the wrong hands.

To counter the potentially damaging affects of laptop theft, one can either choose not to use a laptop, use hardware encryption devices, or use software encryption to protect the data. The latter approach is particularly attractive because a software solution is more flexible than a hardware approach and with a modern CPU, most users will not notice the performance penalty associated with on-the-fly software encryption/decryption.