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Do you encrypt your drives and why or why not? (lemmy.ml)
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I was recently intrigued to learn that only half of the respondents to a survey said that they used disk encryption. Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows have been increasingly using encryption by default. On the other hand, while most Linux installers I've encountered include the option to encrypt, it is not selected by default.

Whether it's a test bench, beater laptop, NAS, or daily driver, I encrypt for peace of mind. Whatever I end up doing on my machines, I can be pretty confident my data won't end up in the wrong hands if the drive is stolen or lost and can be erased by simply overwriting the LUKS header. Recovering from an unbootable state or copying files out from an encrypted boot drive only takes a couple more commands compared to an unencrypted setup.

But that's just me and I'm curious to hear what other reasons to encrypt or not to encrypt are out there.

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

May i suggest a technique for remembering the password?

write it down

but instead of writing down the password, write down questions that only you can reasonably answer. For example:

  • what was the name of the first girl i kissed?
  • where did i go to on summer camp?
  • which special event happened there?

and the answer would be: "mary beach rodeo" or idk what. this way, you construct a password out of multiple words that each are an answer to a simple question.

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

mary beach rodeo

thank you for sharing your password 😜

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 3 points 18 hours ago

Maybe I might try this, and am open to advice :)