I'm not saying you HAVE to be worried about physical access. My main point, and this is considering my over-a-decade experience in data security, is that if someone REALLY wants your data THAT badly, they will get it. If someone wants your data badly enough to break into your house, steal your computer and beat you up for the password, then you're out of luck (: If you're just trying to make sure that nobody can access your data if you lose your laptop somewhere, then yeah, encryption and strong passwords are the way to go. Same if you have roommates you trust, but not THAT much. On Fri, 28 Feb 2014, paul g wrote: > So how can I easily encrypt a 40 gigabyte hd that is running linux mint > maya? I do have a Bios password enabled and I know that is easily overcome > as well. By following your thoughts. It almost seems like a Raid 1 array > could be a mute point 'I have been thinking about learning more on that > subject'. If physical access is easy to obtain. I just have so many > questions I apologize. Thank you Ryan for the great Link on PCI compliance. > > http://www.centrify.com/blogs/tomkemp/pci_compliance_for_linux.asp > > Thank you, > > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:15:23 -0600 > From: tclug at freakzilla.com > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Do strong root passwords prevent alternative > access? > > Not saying it's easy, but the best case scenario here is someone steals > your harddrive and you lose any data that's not backed up. Untrusted > people gaining physical access is never good. > > On Fri, 28 Feb 2014, Ryan Coleman wrote: > > > Again. “I would like to see someone access my hard drives on my computer w > ithout my password.” > > > > That solution would require my password. > > > > > > On Feb 28, 2014, at 12:11 AM, tclug at freakzilla.com wrote: > > > >> > >> On Thu, 27 Feb 2014, Ryan Coleman wrote: > >> > >>> I’d love to see someone get access to my hard drives on my computer with > out my password. It would take YEARS to decrypt the drive. > >> > >> https://xkcd.com/538/_______________________________________________ > >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >