Articles by Aaron

• How to install Arch Linux with Full Disk Encryption

  Author: Aaron • Tags: linux, arch linux, desktop, security • Comments: 16

  This tutorial explains the installation of Arch Linux + XFCE Desktop with Full Disk Encryption.

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• How to encrypt a partition with DM-Crypt LUKS on Linux

  Author: Aaron • Tags: linux, security • Comments: 7

  TrueCrypt is no more, and the purpose of this post is to show you straightforward partition encryption with dm-crypt luks. DM-Crypt is transparent drive encryption that is kernel module and part of the device mapper framework for mapping physical block device onto higher-level virtual block devices, it uses cryptographic routines from the kernel's crypto api. Long story short, device mapping encryption provided by the kernel "linux" crypto api.

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