Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:18:38 +0200 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting a GELI encrypted hard disk Message-ID: <20071010201838.23fa7c2f@fabiankeil.de> In-Reply-To: <20071010175349.GB9770@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <470CCDE2.9090603@ibctech.ca> <20071010175349.GB9770@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 09:04:34AM -0400, Steve Bertrand wrote: > > I am voraciously attempting to get a FreeBSD system to boot from a GELI > > encrypted hard disk, but am having problems. > > You don't need to encrypt the whole harddisk. You can encrypt separate > slices. There is no need to encrypt stuff like / or /usr; what is there > that needs to be kept secret? Encryption isn't only useful for private data, it also reduces the risk of third parties replacing your binaries with Trojans while your away. Fabian [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHDRd/BYqIVf93VJ0RAorQAKCKy+/fDdLZs7OfpI6efzr2hUuvEACfTW/w WXB5hziCiBO/D/CoBX8TcCQ= =WofB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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