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Can't import or create keys in Kleopatra in Arch Linux using KDE (x11)
I'm still new to linux, so please give me time if you need something from me. As the title says I cannot create new key pairs or import existing keys into Kleopatra 3.2.0.240501 (24.05.1). I've just ...
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custom prompt for system encryption password entry on startup
I have full disk encryption on my arch linux laptop. When i power on the machine it prompts me for my disk password. My system is encrypted by following the LVM on luks archwiki page. the prompt says ...
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Problem with ecryptfs and rsync on arch [closed]
I'm trying to encrypt my home directory with ecryptfs-migrate-home. When I try to run this command, I get the following error message: ERROR: please install the rsync package. But the rsync package ...
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Luks encryption with no passphrase
I have successfully installed Arch Linux with full disk encryption, however I omitted a passphrase in the hope that when starting up I won't be asked for a password. However it still asks me for a ...
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ZFS encrypted pool on Linux?
I'm currently playing around and testing ZFS and I really like it. Now I am looking for the best way to use it as a replacement for my standard setup with luks-based full disk encryption. How is the ...
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Encrypt folder with WebStorm projects
I have folder with projects in WebStorm. folder/ project1/ project2/ I need to encrypt folder to read & write unavailable. Everytime I open the WebStorm it'd need to enter the user ...
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Luks UEFI Boot not asking for password?
I've setup an encrypted UEFI-Booting Arch installation1. Why am I not asked for the phrase on booting? Remark: If I change the name crypto in `/etc/crypttab` to e.g. encryptedBOOT I am required to ...
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How come my encrypted drives/partitions randomly do not decrypt upon booting?
I have the following encrypted. - HOME drive - SWAP partition - BACKUP drive I use a keyfile on a USB stick to decrypt my drives upon booting. Sometimes, and I mean RANDOMLY, upon booting up my ...
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SSD Encryption / dm-crypt
I have bought a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB yesterday and I am preparing to install Arch on it. But I have some questions before starting. My SSD supports encryption (ENCRYPTION SUPPORT: AES 256-bit ...
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How to boot a system with full disk encryption from GRUB rescue
My system uses full disk encryption, including the boot partition. It basically follows the Arch wiki and uses GRUB, dm-crypt and luks. I have a single partition with both the boot and root ...
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"No such file or directory" when generating a gpg key
I'm trying to generate a gpg key $ gpg --full-gen-key but eventurally I get an error gpg: agent_genkey failed: No such file or directory Key generation failed: No such file or directory I'm on Arch ...
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How can I encrypt a file with dm-crypt? [closed]
I've never encrypted files in my Linux distribution. Now I need to do that. I'm on Arch. I went to the documentation, it says that support of TrueCrypt is discontinued and after examining other ...
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How to encrypt a live root fs remotely and unlock it via ssh
I have a Linux Arch system running on a VPS. The rootfs is installed on a LVM partition. I would like to overlay an encrypted container on this partition, then reinstall the rootfs on it and enable ...
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How to not store hdd encryption key on machine, but still mount on boot?
Setup: I'm using a raspberry pi with a USB HDD, running arch linux and syncthing for my own "cloud" sync. Problem: In case of a physical break-in where the HDD pi and HDD is stolen, I'd like to ...
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lsof: home folder is busy, but I never logged in as that user
I'm trying to run ecryptfs-migrate-home to encrypt my home folder, but the command keeps failing the open files check. Indeed, lsof +D "/home/will" shows the same in-use files as encrypt-migrate-home....
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