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Full disk encryption - adding disk

I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 Server using the encrypted volume with LVM option. I've now added another harddrive, that I wish to encrypt using the same key - and only supply key once during boot. How ...
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transparent home directory encryption

#1 I'm very new to the ubuntu home directory encryption or rather ecryptfs folder encryption. I read about the same within Dustin's blog & tried implementing it. Problem or query is my home ...
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How large should I make root, home, usr, var, and tmp partitions?

i install ubuntu server 10.04, have 64 Gb VHD. And want to separate partitions in this mode: /dev/xvda0 p on swap (2 Gb) /dev/xvda1a0 e on /boot (128 Mb) /dev/xvda1a1 e on / type ffs (local) ...
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How do I remotely patch openSSH to allow handshake obfuscation?

I believe that my Chinese ISP has started detecting and bandwidth-limiting SSH connections. I'm not using the default SSH port so I suspect that they are using deep packet filtering to detect the ...
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Prevent users from encrypting their home folders

How can I prevent users from encrypting their home folder on a server inside our company without removing the respective packages? Are there any policies I can enable to prevent this? Edit: the ...
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How to encrypt /var/www?

I want encrypt my /var/www folder so I and apache had access. How can I done this? I tried use ecryptfs, but my sites does not work. Please write example, or link for manual.
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How can I access my http site (non-Apache) through https?

I'm using the open source Motion CCTV/webcam software to allow me to view my camera live over a network. Internally, I can go to my web browser, type in the URL which is something like ...
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how to mount / with encrypted lvm root during installation?

In order to understand Linux better, I'm trying to manually configure an encrypted root lvm partition . I have already tried this with the Ubuntu server installer by choosing the lvm encrypted option ...
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Won't decrypt home folder, Ubuntu server 11.04

I have a big problem with Ubuntu Server 11.04. When I log into the server with ssh or ftp the files in my Home folder is encrypted. This happened yesterday too, but a reboot fixed it. I just ...
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Does Ubuntu support the OpenBSD Crypto Framework?

I can't seem to find an answer to this question. There is the Linux Crypto API, and the OpenBSD Crypto Framework (OCF). I can't find anyting on Google as to whether Ubuntu supports OCF or if the ...