From: Arno Wagner <wagner@arnowagner.info>
To: cryptsetup@lists.linux.dev
Cc: bugcounterism@malbolge.net
Subject: Re: Wiping disk vs. initializing container
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 05:30:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230607033038.GA26586@tansi.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230606230850.630aa048@moon>
If it is crypto-grade randomness, yes.
But note that Section 5.3 may still be faster.
Regards,
Arno
On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 23:08:50 CEST, bugcounterism@malbolge.net wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> does overwriting an entire hard disk with random data before setting up
> encryption make initializing a LUKS container (as described in section
> 5.3 of the FAQ) obsolete?
>
>
> Thanks
> Michael
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-06-07 3:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-06-06 21:08 Wiping disk vs. initializing container bugcounterism
2023-06-07 3:30 ` Arno Wagner [this message]
2023-06-07 10:03 ` bugcounterism
2023-06-07 11:09 ` Michael Kjörling
2023-06-07 19:23 ` Arno Wagner
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