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Another alternative: Self Encrypting Drives (which can be managed on Linux with hdparm). I'm using this currently on my XPS 13 (2015). Works great. However giv
by Adaptive 11y ago
Another alternative: Self Encrypting Drives (which can be managed on Linux with hdparm).
I'm using this currently on my XPS 13 (2015). Works great. However given the architecture of SED and its implementation in this case, it's not as trustworthy as LUKS, for example.
For general laptop security not involving government intervention, I consider it good enough.
- snaky 11y agoYou can't believe how much insecure they are. https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/656422451912552449 https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/65642245191255244...
- Adaptive 11y agoI can believe it. On the XPS 13, even when modifying or NULLing the master password on the internal sata drive, the unit's BIOS will reassign the BIOS (UEFI) admin password as a valid SED drive password, with no user intervention. It's really just an 'in case of (casual) theft' level of encryption as far as I'm concerned. Good enough on the systems I'm using it on. For everything else, there's LUKS.