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On Mon, 6 Jul 2020 04:53:24 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> > ecryptfs-utils is the userland management of the kernel's ecryptfs. |
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> > Ecryptfs uses an overlay filesystem to encrypt files within a |
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> > directory, it is what Ubuntu uses for encrypted home directories |
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> > cryptmount is for working with LUKS filesystems, which appears to be |
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> > the route you are leaning towards. I haven't used it and don't know |
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> > what advantages it has over a user script, if you want to manually |
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> > mount the filesystem, or /etc/crypttab. |
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> I thought Gentoo used /etc/conf.d/dmcypt? I still haven't figured that |
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> part out yet. I need to read up on that more. I'm not sure what it |
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> does exactly, yet. |
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It may do, I only encrypt everything-but-/boot or nothing at all. |
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For your use case, encrypting part of your home directory, ecryptfs may be |
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more suitable. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Ralph's Observation - It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object |
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to realize that you are in a hurry. |
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