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Questions tagged [disk-encryption]

Disk encryption is a special case of data at rest protection when the storage media is a sector-addressable device (e.g., a hard disk).

Disk encryption is a special case of data at rest protection when the storage media is a sector-addressable device (e.g., a hard disk).

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How to make sure nobody has read this!

Is there any computer/server which would allow me to get "guaranteed read access history" for files? For example, suppose I made a file with my plaintext passwords and simply wanted to make sure that those bits have not been read by anyone. In…
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Online vs offline backups

Up to this point I was using physical hard drives for backups, typically using dm_crypt as mentioned here. If online storage is used instead, and the provider cannot be trusted how much should the security parameter of the encryption routine be…
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Is it possible to recover a Diskcryptor volume password?

Must admit to being dumb: I have encrypted one partition from my external hard drive with the AES-Twofish-Serpent algorithm and used a key file with a password. My PC ran into a problem and now the file is empty. This was a year ago, and now I need…
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Disk Encryption - Extended Boot Record protection

I posted something like this on SuperUser some months ago, but thought I'd try the security focused site. Anyway, I am working on a Disk Encryption project using OPAL drives. The OS is Linux, and is contained on an extended partition. This partition…
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I want to encrypt my SSD, should I still use TrueCrypt or Is there a better open source alternative?

Before anything I have say that I have no experience with cryptography, at all. Anyway, I have a laptop with Windows 10 and an SSD. I don't want to use BitLocker since I don't trust Microsoft in this matter. I've read that TrueCrypt 7.1a is still…
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physical access proof smart card for disk encryption

Current full disk encryption on mobile devices rely on low entropy passwords like PIN numbers or pattern locks. Being able to use a smartcard with such mobile devices is a tempting idea. I know that some implementations of smartcards are weak…
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The Pirate Bay's new Hosting Architecture

I read this article a moment ago: http://www.geek.com/news/the-pirate-bay-is-now-hosted-anonymously-in-the-cloud-1522725/ But it was very light on details. Is an architecture as described in this article even feasible? If so, what are the benefits…
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Defending against key recovery from RAM attack

After reading an article from a forensics software company. I'm worried about attacks that may be able to recovery the OTFE(on-the-fly encryption) key of VeraCrypt from RAM. Thereat model: On Windows, a signed spyware running elevated is able to…
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Is it possible to reset the password of an encrypted disk?

I have encrypted my linux partitions. I would know if there's practically a method for overwrite the de-encryption password requested at boot, mounting the hard disk on another pc. EDIT I'm asking this because I suppose the login password is stored…
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How do I change LUKS backend to OpenSSL?

I know there is a way to do it, but I don't know how to do it: the default backend for LUKS is libgcrypt and I want to test it with the openssl cryptographic library. I was told that there is a configuration file to edit but I didn't find…
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Which is more secure a full disk or file encryption?

There are probably two ways to encrypt your computer full disk encryption which completely locks down the computer between when it is off and when it has booted but after everything loads you computer is not encrypted anymore and then there is…
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Will files added to an encrypted drive be encrypted as well?

If we do disk encryption on a drive and add some files later on, will they be encrypted or not?
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How safe are encrypted file systems and how does their updates work?

Not so long ago the media widely discussed the deciphering of the encrypted iPhone of a terrorist in the United States. Apple said it was impossible to decrypt. Edit: The iPhone was encrypted, and Apple told that they cannot decrypt user data. But…
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BitLocker versus CryptoLocker

Can BitLocker be an effective protective measure against cryptolockers and ransomware class of attacks? Were there evidences of (un)successful intrusion/encryption attempts on volumes with enabled BitLocker? If there were not, all experts are…
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Is there a way to secure a Linux machine in a way that no one else (but me) can access its contents?

And I mean, even if someone tries rooting with a Live CD, even if one takes the HDD away and plug it in somewhere else, etc... I want to be able to give a client a machine with a service running, but don't want to allow it to peek inside it, at…
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