[ubuntu-uk] Encrypt whole disk or just home dir?

[Tony Arnold]

Tyler,

On 13/05/10 07:24, Tyler J. Wagner wrote:

> Encrypting home dir + swap, and using a /tmp ram disk, is sufficient even for 
> data protection act requirements. Everything written outside those three areas 
> are operating system files only.
> 
> How to convert existing homes to crypto, plus swap and tmp:
> 
> http://www.tolaris.com/2009/11/14/securing-laptops-with-ecryptfs-cryptsetup-
> and-tmpfs/

Thanks. I had thought about swap but not considered /tmp!

Regards,
Tony.
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