Re: Avoiding Typing Encryption Passphrase Multiple Times

[alex sassmannshausen]

Specifically this section might be useful for avoiding the second half of
the passwords that need to be typed:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Device_encryption#With_a_keyfile_embedded_in_the_initramfs

I'd be interested in seeing your os declaration if you succeed with this!

Best wishes,

Alex


On Mon, 22 Aug 2022, 08:19 Arun Isaac, <arunisaac@systemreboot.net> wrote:

>
> Hi John,
>
> I believe the canonical way to do this is to set up LVM on LUKS. See
> pros and cons of different approaches in the table at
>
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system#Overview
> With LVM on LUKS, you only need to enter the passphrase once to unlock
> the LVM. All partitions inside the LVM are automatically unlocked as a
> result.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Regards,
> Arun
>
>