Re: Should I encrypt servers at my home lab?
On Sun, Oct 05, 2025 at 03:16:54PM -0000, Greg wrote:
> On 2025-10-05, Henrik Ahlgren <pablo@seestieto.com> wrote:
> > Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> writes:
> >
> >> It won't help you against your government who will just compel you by
> >> law to give up your passphrase. If your data's worth the prison time,
> >> you're already in a threat category beyond what we can advise you on.
> >
> > This may be true in your location, but it is not the case in my home
> > country, which has robust legal protections against self-incrimination.
> > However, nothing prevents law enforcement from brute-forcing the
> > passphrase, a method at which they are often successful.
> >
>
> The case law for biometric unlock in Germany is not so cut and dry.
>
> But you're right to call out Andy for believing everyone is a Brit.
>
I don't believe everyone is a Brit :) I suspect that if ever you get
the local equivalent of FBI/DHS/NSA or terrorist police calling at your
door all bets may be off. That's true for most countries in the world
even if there are local legal protections.
Maybe you picked the wrong Andy - I think you're quoting me :)
All the very best, as ever,
Andrew Cater
(amacater@debian.org)
> :-)
>
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