Questions tagged [partition]
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In Linux, what encryption implementation approach is optimal given specific use & threat models?
Given the following use & threat models, what is the optimal encryption implementation? Optimal is defined as the approach best matching the use model.
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Computer must be optimized for ...
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Untrusted QEMU guest with access to host partition UUID/label
I'm analyzing a system where services are isolated via QEMU. For storage, it gives each guest access to their own block device/partition on the host (for performance reasons).
I'm wondering if this ...
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How can we confirm with certanty a USB or Harddrive is not infected after reformatting?
Running the following code on a linux machine returns the partition tables and partial config of the hard-drive and USB devices.
fdisk -l
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Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 238.47 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, ...
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Create quarantine/safe partition on external hard drive
I have a laptop I fear is compromised. I've run all the scans possible and nothing came up, but still I am dubious given that one night, just for a split second or so, I saw the mouse moving without ...
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Add directory of Luks partition to system PATH
I would like to keep some secret executable binaries inside a LUKS partition.
This partition is not mounted automatically at boot, but only manually in some moments
I would like to automatically add a ...
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How do I secure personal data on my computer when my employer installs monitoring software?
I have been working for a 100% virtual company for over a year, using my personal computer and I am fine with that. We were bought and now the parent company wants to add monitoring software to our ...
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Secure mount options in Ubuntu CIS benchmarks too narrow?
this is the first of a series of questions on hardening Linux servers at the filesystem level.
At work I'm hardening an Ubuntu 18.04 Server following the CIS benchmark 2.0.1. Instead of just running ...
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Why Bitlocker requires partition on some computers but not all
We have HP desktop computers all identical.
I setup Bitlocker encryption on one, no partition was required and the computer was fully encrypted.
Second computer gave me a different result, Bitlocker ...
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Full disk encryption vs targetted partition encryption for security experts?
There are "Average Joes" answers here for "Full disk encryption vs home folder encryption".
I have three use cases in the frame of professional activities with customers wanting their data secured:
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Secure erase partition only on SSD, not the whole thing
I have a 512 SSD which is partitioned into essentially two 256 areas. One for Windows, the other for Linux (Ubuntu). Neither is encrypted. I want to clean my system up, but am only concerned about the ...
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Can I use Truecrypt/Veracrypt to "Wipe" a partition?
I am using a non-SSD drive: Western Digital Black 1TB. Windows XP (please don't judge why I'm still using XP. I've actually recentlly started to use Win 7).
For ex: if I have 2 partitions. 500GB ...
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Is an encrypted partition significantly less secure than full drive encryption?
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Do I lose security by merely encrypting a partition of a drive instead of doing full drive encryption (FDE)?
My concern arises because using an encrypted file container for a volume can ...
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Can ransomware affect hidden or "unmounted" drives?
I have an understanding of how ransomware works to a certain extent. But, I would like some input as to what it can do if the volumes/drives that are on a workstation are not visible or are not ...
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Write protect a partition
I have an HDD partition that contains a Karaoke song library of 400 GB. Backing it up is cumbersome at best and requires a large external drive and hours of time.
The library is the only thing on the ...
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Does the separation of the OS partition (C:) and data partition (D:) in Windows increase security?
I have to manage the security of thousands of laptops. Nowadays our laptops have two partitions, C:, hidden to users but accessible and D: where users store documents, images, etc.
Do this separation ...
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