Encrypted Root Filesystem HOWTO

Christophe Devine

Revision History
Revision v1.02003-09-24Revised by: cd
Initial release, reviewed by LDP.
Revision v0.92003-09-11Revised by: cd
Updated and converted to DocBook XML.

This brief document explains how to make your personal data secure by encrypting your Linux root filesystem using strong cryptography.

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Table of Contents
1. Setting up the partition layout
2. Enabling strong crypto in your system
2.1. Installing Linux-2.4.22
2.2. Installing util-linux-2.12pre
3. Creating the encrypted root filesystem
4. Installing your encrypted Linux system
4.1. If you use a GNU/Linux distribution
4.2. If you use the Linux From Scratch book
5. Setting up the boot device
5.1. Creating the ramdisk
5.2. Setting up the boot partition
5.3. Booting with a CD-ROM
6. Setting up the bootscripts
7. About this HOWTO