Ecryptfs Encrypted Home Folder - Remote Reboot possible
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- First Backup ALL DATA of HOME to a external DISK, NAS or USB Stick!
- Open a Console and Enter:
- Install and load ecryptfs
$ sudo apt-get install ecryptfs-utils $ sudo modprobe ecryptfs
Add permanent to System Kernel on Boot
$ sudo nano /etc/modules #insert here the word "ecryptfs" without quotes $ sudo update-initramfs -u -k all
- Migrate User
$sudo ecryptfs-migrate-home -u yourusername
- Test Login as User!
- If successful remove old Data
$sudo rm /home/username.XFSVDVSDV #where XFSVDVSDV is a random Value!
- Encrypt SWAP
$sudo apt-get install cryptsetup $sudo ecryptfs-setup-swap
Overnight overwrite ALL Free Space on the Disk, with create a File with zero's inside, overwrite and purge it on the End!
$sudo dd if=/dev/null of=/zerofileplaceholder.img && rm -rf /zerofileplaceholder.img
Remark:
- If Home is a own Disk/Partition set to "/home/zerofileplaceholder.img"