Re: How much does disk encryption add to boot time?

[Matthew Gracie <graciem () CANISIUS EDU>]

David Millar wrote:
> Does anyone have experience with roughly how much additional time it
> takes to boot a typical late-model office laptop (or desktop)?  We
> aren't talking hours here I hope.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dave Millar
> University Information Security Officer
> University of Pennsylvania

You don't say which OS you're using, but I find that using whole
partition encryption under Linux (with dm-crypt) doesn't add any
overhead time at all, excepting the time to type in the unlock passphrase.

--Matt

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