Post #3610613
2026-07-05 18:57 UTC
@millihertz@oldbytes.space
It takes a reasonably modern CPU to run #Luks at an acceptable speed. Building a system without full-disk encryption these days feels like negligence. But a machine modern enough to have fast crypto instructions will also have the unfathomable complexity that presents a huge attack surface.
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@steeph@queerchen.de 2026-07-05 19:39
@CppGuy@infosec.space There is another route that may not be as simple as deciding to to it. But I thought I mention it because it works well for me: Redefine acceptable. I still like my Core2 Duo laptop. Everything is up to date and LUKS works fine, too. I'll probably switch to a second generation Core i5 soon. And I will love the speed and wonder how I managed to get by before for sure. But so far I'm still happy with it the old one. Edit: I should mention that I already use the i5 sometimes when I need the extra RAM, e.g. for compiling some things. @millihertz@oldbytes.space