Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:38:38 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: harddrive encryption Message-ID: <20110117223838.GA4732@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <7DC710B0-A2F3-4FAD-A308-05E9299E9188@mac.com> References: <4D34A6EF.30600@alokat.org> <7DC710B0-A2F3-4FAD-A308-05E9299E9188@mac.com>
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--UlVJffcvxoiEqYs2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Chuck Swiger on Monday, 17 January 2011: > On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:30 PM, Alokat wrote: > > is it possible to encrypt my full harddrive (excluding /boot) during a = freebsd installation. Or do I have to do this after the installation manual= ly? >=20 > I don't believe the current installer knows about HD encryption. Do it a= fter the install by following the fine documentation in the handbook: >=20 > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/disks-encrypting.html >=20 > Regards, > --=20 > -Chuck >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" One thing I don't get from that fine documentation: is it possible to take an existing hard drive with data and encrypt it? Or do I have to create a new encrypted partition and copy all the files to it? --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://chipsquips.com | http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com --UlVJffcvxoiEqYs2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNNMTuAAoJEIpckszW26+R42UH/ikFwsAe2CaKDh1B5oz+qR07 WT07r1DUYqwGcVmXaAzZTNTS+TKU8CRI6R6WZeG0ahqK97OUT8jWhzM7kMXCPxOa O/kPssDnhagVTbKCYviSbrE55FOhjD7w/aSCsTKglSY58jQzsjxnSDLUGzUfSQxU 20JnJARMlFtV2Q55StV5Kt+B5QjvfV4Dl+rZe3F6w+7CwYZGC94pcHeP8FAtnG37 c7iFgVc4REmkUN8LmUUgu+sdrXKVil/wG9laQeEztxqq3BATO2cLuTFw2Yp/9Tsf eLQ2Z9ZNG5wNiM+x0a6J8zA9QMRtPl5iPIkwEJwPBFts18DyohjMRu5P+DEC03c= =oecb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UlVJffcvxoiEqYs2--
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