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Working with encrypted storage

Working with encrypted storage

- So here's the scenario. Someone has taken- they stole your laptop or other personal computing device. They got your data, you didn't encrypt it. Hmm, let's talk about how we can change that. - [Announcer] You're watching ITPro TV. (upbeat music) - Hello, welcome back to "LPIC-2." I am Zach, and this is Don. And we're talking about all things encryption in this episode, aren't we? - That is right. You know, encryption is an important feature that many people rely on these days. So in this episode, we're going to learn about what encryption options are available inside of Linux. We're going to focus on LUKS full disk encryption. We'll see, you know, how it works. We'll get a chance to actually implement it on a disk, and I'll show you how to mount it, to bring it online, and make sure our data stays safe even if somebody steals our device. - Which is not a good thing. Well, how reliable is LUKS encryption, Don? - You know, so that's a question I get a lot because when you deal with…

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