What sort of encryption is used?

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What encryption is used in a default Ubuntu full hard drive encryption and is it possible to specify another?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 22 '13 at 14:19

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Probably AES256 (as I could figure out from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedHome)

answered Dec 22 '13 at 14:19

nsane

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 22 '13 at 16:28

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Apparently it uses an XTS-AES (AES-cipher) with a hash algorithm sha1 (256bit key-size) by default, using Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS). You should be able to change this manually somewhere in the Ubiquity scripts, when the command cryptsetup is used.

Type in man cryptsetup for more information.

edited Dec 22 '13 at 16:28

nsane

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answered Dec 22 '13 at 14:29

MrVaykadji

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What sort of encryption is used?

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