Full disk encryption without root partition

[David Demelier]

On 28/12/2012 12:29, mhca12 wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 9:33 AM, C-S <c-s at c-s.li> wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:18:40 +0100
>>> From: mhca12 <mhca12 at gmail.com>
>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>> Subject: Re: Full disk encryption without root partition
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>>> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 10:17 PM, mhca12 <mhca12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Are there any plans or is there already support for full
>>>> disk encryption without the need for a root partition?
>>>
>>> I am sorry, I certainly meant to write "boot partition".
>>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, it is possible to use GELI for example to do a full disk encryption
>> and have the boot partition on a USB stick.
>
> That would still keep the boot partition as unencrypted, wouldn't it?

Yes, how would you use your key if the partition is encrypted too?

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