Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:13:58 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: Andre Goree <andre@drenet.homelinux.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disk encryption on a headless box? Message-ID: <201012091414.oB9EDwgB090024@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:52:07 CST." <AANLkTi=xUU%2BJQCi1b3wLUPULNzwFikVuTpne5jZpgihA@mail.gmail.com>
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Andre Goree wrote: > I was looking at encrypting my data on a headless server I have, and found a > good tutorial using ZFS+geli. Easy enough to setup, but one thing I just > realized is that I wouldn't be able to enter the passphrase on the server > since I keep it headless. > > I wonder if there is some type of encryption I can use that does not require > entering a passphrase. For example, perhaps I can set it up in a way that > it'll automatically read from certain files on a thumb drive? I encrypt my data with gbde, it fetches the passphrase from another host if running. (Mine has a head, but doesnt use it. I don't use ZFS, but I don't see that's necessarily related) Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Mail plain text; Not quoted-printable, or HTML or base 64. Avoid top posting, it cripples itemised cumulative responses.
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