[ltp] X60s/200s with SSD, encrypted disk

[Bjørn Mork]

Uwe Brauer <oub.oub.oub@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello
>
> I have to upgrade my Kubuntu 10.04 to at least 14.04.
> I have alreay upgraded the hard disk of both laptops to a SSD which was
> the most notable performance boost I experienced so far. 
>
> I would like to consider a 14.04 installation with an entirely encrypted
> disk. However I fear performance problems and would welcome any comments
> on that subject.

If your SSD supports encryption "in hardware", and you don't need to
protect your data against any entity likely to be able to break or
backdoor that implementation, then that's an obvious choice.

Advantages: No performance impact whatsoever (the SSD will run your data
through the same encryption controller whether or not you set a
password).  OS independent.  Encrypting everything, including the boot
loader and boot loader configuration.



Bjørn