| ▲ | kro 3 hours ago | |||||||
Ubuntu also released TPM based FDE a few versions ago. I had these thoughts then and decided against using it. Typing my passphrase on boot is muscle memory and gives me simple security I can trust. Also can recover data without my mainboard. Maybe a hybrid (secureboot-TPM+phrase) slot for day to day to also prevent against evil maid attacks, and another slot with a backup passphrase would be acceptable. | ||||||||
| ▲ | gruez 3 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
>Typing my passphrase on boot is muscle memory and gives me simple security I can trust. It's not an either-or. You can combine TPM with passwords which makes it far more secure than password alone. A TPM can enforce password guessing limits, otherwise a password needs to be absurdly long to be secure against GPU bruteforcing attacks. It also prevents someone from swapping out the bootloader with a backdoored version that steals your passwords. >Also can recover data without my mainboard. You're supposed to keep a backup of the encryption key when using TPM, in case it fails. | ||||||||
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