How safe are my data if my hard drive isn't encrypted? (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Guenther_Amanita@feddit.de to c/linux4noobs@lemmy.world

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I've enabled full hard drive encryption on all of my devices.

The only exception is my homeserver (mainly running Nextcloud), where all of my personal data is stored.

I'm the only user and have chosen a very strong root- and user password.

From what I've researched, the only person who can see my data physically is the super user (aka. me), but if someone else doesn't have the password, they can't read anything critical and my personal data are safe from the eyes of others.

Is that correct? If it is, why does LUKS exist?

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[-] theKalash@feddit.ch 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If the hard drive isn't encrypted you can always physically remove it and connect it to another system to access your data.

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