Encrypt system partion under Linux

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Encrypt system partion under Linux

Forum: Technical Topics

Creator: Anonymous

Created: 2014-12-13

Updated: 2014-12-13

Anonymous - 2014-12-13

In the GUI of Veracrypt for Linux, I can't find the option to encrypt the system drive.
I also can't find the option to mount a encrypted system partion (For example for backup or system repair purposes).

Are these features technically not possible or are they just not implemented yet?

(I use Ubuntu 14.10 x64 and tried to run Veracrypt as root.)

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Mounir IDRASSI - 2014-12-13

System encryption under Linux and MacOSX is not implemented. There is no plan to support them from the moment.
Under MacOSX, there is no information how to implement it. Under Linux, system encryption is possible through LUKS and dm-crypt so technically it is possible although we can't use the available sources because of the licensing issue. So, if we want to support system encryption under Linux, we need to implement most components from scratch, thing for which there is no available resources for now.

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