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Ubuntu: Autologin to an encrypted drive on startup

Make certain that you understand the security implications of using auto login on an encrypted drive. Part 1: Encrypt the secondary drive. In the Unity dash type “disks” and hit enter. Below “Devices” click on the hard drive you want to encrypt. Below “Volumes” click on the cog/more actions button. Click “Format Volume”. For type,

Security: A GPG Cheat Sheet

GPG is an outstanding security program that allows you to encrypt files based on someone’s public key.  The file is then decrypted by the private key of the public key holder once they receive it. This is my version of a gpg survival guide. Pulling someone’s key gpg –keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net –recv-keys bbc81a91 Sending your key