Questions tagged [disk-encryption]

Disk encryption is the process by which every bit of data on a disk is encrypted, protecting it against unauthorized persons.

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Full disk encryption with dm-crypt (without LUKS)

I currently try to achieve full disk encryption using dm-crypt in plain mode without LUKS header with separate /boot on USB stick. Main goal of it is to achieve plausible deniability on Debian Linux distro. For now, I've managed to encrypt…
KateRowen
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Does failure of a single block make decryption impossible?

In the past, I've considered encrypting my desktop and laptop's hard disks for security purposes. However, I've heard from various sources that the failure of a single block in the physical media makes decryption impossible. Is this really true,…
Naftuli Kay
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Knowing the password, how to obtain recovery key from bitlocker partition?

My bitlocker-encrypted Windows wont start up with the password, instead it asks for the recovery key. However, I can mount the partition and access files -albeit readonly- using dislocker on ubuntu. Can I obtain the recovery key using dislocker? Or…
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Why on-the-fly disk encryption isn't availabe in GNU/Linux?

The way it is done in DiskCryptor. Dm-crypt doesn't provide such functionality, nor any other tool that i am aware of. Why is that?
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Recover a truecrypt volume after windows 7 setup created a hidden 100MB partition on it

windows 7 setup created a hidden 100MB partition on a hard disk which was encrypted with Truecrypt. Truecrypt fails to mount it now. Is there any way to rescue the rest of the files? I was stupid enough not to make any backup. I know this is similar…
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How to decrypt files when copying from an encrypted Linux drive (FDE) to external USB drive (NTFS), using Pop!_OS?

Title says it all. Running full-disk encryption on my Pop!_OS laptop. I want to quickly and seamlessly backup and store files to an unencrypted NTFS USB drive, for sharing on other systems. Put differently, how do you backup encrypted drives so…