Questions tagged [encryption]
Questions about encryption such as home folder encryption, partition encryption and file encryption.
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Can I use my encrypted WD external HD on Ubuntu?
My WD external HD is encrypted with WD software utilities which is available only for MAC and Windows.. I wonder if any alternative solution exists (Hardware encryption only pls not veracrypt)
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How to encrypt partition using LUKS-2?
I have an empty partition (say /dev/sda1) that I want to encrypt with LUKS-2 and be able to open it with passphrase from commonly used file managers (Dolphin, PCManFM-Qt, etc). I prefer a GUI like KDE ...
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Zfs encrypted re-install width more swap
I already installed Ubuntu 24.04 with encrypted zfs partition but my swap partition has only 4Gb.
So I would to reinstall it with a swap partition of 30Gb.
Can I use the actual partitioning and just ...
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More swap on zfs architecture
I just installed Ubuntu 24.04 and choosed encrypted zfs architecture to set compression.
But I need more swap, by default it installed Ubuntu 24.04 with 4gb. I would need much more, at least 16gb.
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How to encrypt a directory so that no one can access even when mounted?
In Ubuntu 22.04, I use EncFS to mount a folder (directory) for myself which includes my sensitive data. Every time the system is booted, I mount it manually not to store the password anywhere in the ...
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Can't install Kubuntu 24.04 or Lubuntu 24.04 in encrypted partition
I tried installing these several times, but the same error keeps occurring every time. During installation, I selected manual partitioning, created an ext4 partition, checked the encrypt box, entered ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Encryption of root with Dualboot does not work
I wanted to upgrade from 22.04 LTS to 24.04 LTS and unfortunately, that broke my Ubuntu system entirely. So I installed Ubuntu from scratch.
I used to have a dualboot setup. Windows 11 and Ubuntu. The ...
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Why exactly usermod -p command is not recommended?
For only academic purposes I am doing a research about the usermod command working with the -p or --password option:
Through man usermod exists:
-p, --password PASSWORD
The encrypted password, as ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 installer not showing encrypted lvm partitions (luks)
I want to replace my ubuntu 22.04 install which is in an encrypted lvm with new Ubuntu 24.04.
I unlocked to crypted partition :
sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/nvme0n1p3 nvme0n1p3_crypt
password: ok
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What is the correct approach to unlock a disabled login user?
When is executed the sudo adduser <username> --disabled-login command, is created an user being locked because is disabled login. It can be confirmed with the passwd -S <username> command ...
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Installing ubuntu 24.04 encrypted, along with Windows with BitLocker on the same hard drive
I've attempted to install Ubuntu Beta 24.04 on a new laptop that originally came with Windows 11 Home and disk encryption enabled (BitLocker). During the installation process, the installer raised an ...
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Move LUKSHeader from /dev/sdx1 to /dev/sdx
I've got a machine running ubuntu 23.10 with some LUKS-Encrypted disks attached. Unfortunately I think I made some mistakes when creating the Filesystems, as some of the luksHeaders are in /dev/sdX ...
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TPM / Install Encrypted
I'm going to be installing 24.04 Nobel Numbat here in a few days. I have a brand new computer ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI / AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D × 32.
I tried with 23.10 and it still asks me ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 home directory encryption on a shared computer
First time poster, hi!
I'm an IT support person and I have a need to explore what encrypting home directories on a shared machine running Ubuntu 22.04 would look like. I have read this article that ...
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Do not ask for LUKS password at boot
LUKS is used on a Ubuntu 22 PC to encrypt the whole disk.
So, each time the PC is booted, 2 passwords are requested: LUKS password to decrypt the disk, then the login password to log in.
Is it ...
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