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Re: Linux disk partition encryption



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On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:48:15 -0500
Brad Alexander <storm16@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Linux admins used LUKS, and as a further step, I put /boot (the only
> partition that cannot be encrypted) on a USB stick, so that if anyone
> got the laptop, they had no access to the data.

Why does putting /boot on a USB stick gain you anything?

Celejar
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