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How to encrypt data on the server?
I have some data on the server (running Linux) which needs to be encrypted (company policy). This data is being served by an application running on this machine. Now I consider a few possibilities:
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TrueCrypt -vs- MacOS encrypted sparse image - equally secure? Other alternatives?
I'm currently trying to find my personal best solution for storing passwords and other sensible data. Recently I've used 1Password on iPhone and Mac but I'm not really satisfied with its predefined ...
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Device versus file based encryption in TrueCrypt for a flash drive?
Are there security tradeoffs to be considered in deciding between encrypting an entire flashdrive with TrueCrypt versus storing a file encrypted container? The security goal is to be immune to the ...
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Why do some LUKS tutorials mention overwriting the partition with random data?
On a lot of tutorials on luks encryption, people say to override the partition with random data, so that data is not recoverable after encryption. I don't understand that. Will the random data be ...
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Encrypting an email server's local drives or filesystems
Planning to deploy a remote hosted mailer (Zimbra based) I need to make sure the local data on the machine is encrypted. Currently, the plan is to use the built in LUKS to encrypt /opt/zimbra and ...
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How secure is NTFS encryption?
How secure is the data in a encrypted NTFS folder on Windows (XP, 7)?
(The encryption option under file|folder -> properties -> advanced -> encrypt.)
If the user uses a decent password, can this ...
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How to encrypt an entire portable HDD, so that it cannot be read/written without the password for it?
I use a portable USB drive (Seagate FreeAgent Go Flex) to keep all my personal stuff, and though the HDD company does offer a password scheme to control access to it, that would work only on windows, ...
