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Burning encrypted data-DVDs or -CDs

Posted 05-01-2018 at 03:00 AM by Michael Uplawski
Updated 05-05-2018 at 02:26 AM by Michael Uplawski (cosmetics, key-file option mandatory for luksOpen)

Tags disk-encryption, dvd, iso-image, luks

Already using a LUKS-encrypted hard-disk partition for data storage, I thought it would be a good idea to backup some files to an optical drive, instead.

A procedure to create a LUKS-encrypted DVD is outlined, further below in this blog entry.

As the software evolves, some of the advice that I found on the Internet is too old, but the fact is not easily detectable. Some of the mentioned tools are no longer available and some procedures are considered outdated.
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Michael Uplawski

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Posted in Boundless Praise

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How to setup LUKS for RHEL6

Posted 02-08-2016 at 08:17 PM by JockVSJock
Updated 02-08-2016 at 08:20 PM by JockVSJock

Tags encrypt, encryption, luks, rhel

Wanted to write up a quick HOWTO on how to encrypt an LVM disk on RHEL6. Linux Unified Key Setup or LUKS is one way to encrypt data at a block level, for a laptop or hard disk. If the laptop is lost or if the system is compromised, then as long as LUKS is used, then the data should be secure.

Again, there are a number of tutorials online that are either missing steps, aren't clear, or are not well explained. I wanted to writeup a step-by-step HOWTO that works with RHEL6, in a...

JockVSJock

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Posted in RHEL

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