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Unlocking encrypted disk isn't I/O bound though. The key derivation step is designed to take a set amount of CPU time (say, a second), so it's difficult to bru
by nialv7 2y ago
Unlocking encrypted disk isn't I/O bound though.
The key derivation step is designed to take a set amount of CPU time (say, a second), so it's difficult to brute force.
- nine_k 2y agoIndeed, it ought to take time to afford protection. Optimizing the rest may be fun, but already changes little in a laptop. (A cloud instance with a disk without encryption is a different business.)