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Encrypted Root Filesystem HOWTO

Christophe Devine

Revision History
Revision v1.1	2003-12-01	Revised by: cd
Added support for GRUB.
Revision v1.0	2003-09-24	Revised by: cd
Initial release, reviewed by LDP.
Revision v0.9	2003-09-11	Revised by: cd
Updated and converted to DocBook XML.

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

Table of Contents

1. Preparing the system

1.1. Setting up the partition layout
1.2. Installing Linux-2.4.23
1.3. Installing util-linux-2.12

2. Creating the encrypted root filesystem

3. Setting up the boot device

3.1. Creating the ramdisk
3.2. Booting with a CD-ROM
3.3. Booting from a partition

4. Final steps

5. About this HOWTO

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