Encrypted Home Partition in Linux | Linux Today

Encrypted Home Partition in Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 4, 2007

[ Thanks to Borys
Musielak
for this link. ]

“Have you ever wondered what would have happened if all the
important data have been stolen from your mobile PC? For example
the information about a confidential project you have been working
on for the last 2 years in your company… A horrifying vision,
isn’t it? If you don’t want it come true, please consider
encrypting your home drive. Here is how to do this in Linux…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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