Ubuntu
ecryptfs-utils package

Encrypted filesystems

Asked by Jon Charge on 2011-01-07

If I tell Ubuntu to encrypt my home directory on install, what algorithm does it use, key strength?

Also, why can I not find a very easy way to do a whole disk encryption?

Thank you for your time.

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Hilario J. Montoliu (hjmf) (hmontoliu) said on 2011-01-07:

Hi Jon Charge,

> If I tell Ubuntu to encrypt my home directory on install, what algorithm does it use, key strength?

The following link may solve your request:

> Also, why can I not find a very easy way to do a whole disk encryption?

"easy" is a very relative term. You can find dozens of ways of doing it more or less complex just googling. ie:

HTH

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