Jump to Tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn today\u2019s digital age, individuals and organizations are dealing with increasingly sensitive and confidential information. This information includes personal identity information, banking information, medical records, trade secrets, etc. Any data exfiltration can lead to significant losses and risks, including legal and reputational harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Encryption has become a necessary technology to protect this sensitive data. The basic principle of encryption is to transform data into an unreadable form and protect it using a key. Only authorized users can decrypt and access the data. This ensures that data is not accessed or stolen without authorization during transmission and storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Full disk encryption (FDE) technology can secure the entire storage medium, protecting all data stored on it. If the computer is stolen or subjected to other forms of attack, the encrypted data cannot be stolen. In addition, encryption can also help to meet data security and privacy requirements that are required by certain industries and government standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In short, encrypting data is a necessary means of protecting data in the digital age for reasons such as protecting personal privacy, preventing data leakage, guarding against hacker attacks, and meeting regulatory compliance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FDE on Debian 11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Enabling FDE on Debian 11 is straightforward. The installer program used in Debian 11 provides a \u201cGuided \u2013 use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM\u201d option when partitioning disks. It will encrypt everything with the exception of a small boot partition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you already have a running instance of Debian 11 and want to enable full disk encryption, you need to reinstall it. Once installed, it cannot be fully encrypted. Encryption can only be performed on directories or partitions after installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you forget your encryption password, all of your data will be inaccessible. Therefore, it is recommended to choose a passphrase that you can easily remember or a strong password that\u2019s stored in a password vault or manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make sure to back up any critical data that may be lost during the reinstallation process before you get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n