[ubuntu-za] Encryption at rest

[Raoul Snyman]

On 2018-08-15 00:15, Anton May wrote:
> Good day all
> 
> As the subject line entail, I need to find a solution to encrypt our 
> samba
> server, the backup server, exchange, etc.
> 
> Does anybody have a document on how and what you are using?
> 
> Obviously you can't have samba encrypted if accessing daily files, but 
> say
> if the server does go down and boots back up again, you need to decrypt 
> the
> samba folders.
> 
> But what is there else? I presume some kind of desktop endpoint 
> software is
> needed?

If you're looking for something that can transparently encrypt your hard 
drive, you're looking for LUKS. I don't know how server friendly it is, 
the way I have it set up on my laptop it asks for my password before 
booting Linux, but you might find something that works for you.

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