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howtos:security:enabling_encrypted_swap [2013/01/23 02:27 (UTC)] nyteowlhowtos:security:enabling_encrypted_swap [2020/12/27 02:23 (UTC)] (current) – [Setting up Encrypted Swap] luks12
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 ====== Enabling Encrypted Swap ====== ====== Enabling Encrypted Swap ======
  
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-===== Introduction ===== 
  
 When available memory drops below a certain point, the Linux kernel will swap the contents of memory pages to swap space. When available memory drops below a certain point, the Linux kernel will swap the contents of memory pages to swap space.
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 '' # shred -v /dev/sdaX '' '' # shred -v /dev/sdaX ''
  
-Alternatiely, overwriting the space with random data from either /dev/random or /dev/urandom:+Alternatively, overwriting the space with random data from either /dev/random or /dev/urandom:
  
 '' # dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sdaX bs=512 '' '' # dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sdaX bs=512 ''
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