Using encrypted disks

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 09 April 2008 12:36:57 Andrew Farris wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > During install I was asked to give a password for encrypting the disk(s).
> >  In the rawhide box there are two hard disks, and both were encrypted. 
> > Did I get the chance to set different passwords for the two disks?  I
> > can't remember. If I didn't, there isn't much sense in asking me for each
> > disk's password, but I wonder what circumstances are envisaged where you
> > might want different encryption on the two disks?
>
> If you created them as separately encrypted filesystems then yes, you did
> get the chance to set each password.  If it is two disks or multiple
> partitions using a single filesystem then no.
>
There is only one file-system on that box.

> I could foresee having a separate filesystem for each user with different
> encryption, for which you'd want to set the passwords differently. (ala
> OSX's filevault home directories)
>
That makes sense.  However, at the time I wrote my mind was on my 
single-filesystem installation.  It just doesn't feel sensible to have to 
give the password twice in this case.

Anne

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