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ElliotH
on Oct 5, 2010
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Man jailed over computer password refusal
Wouldn't that take a very long time to re-encrypt a whole drive with a new key?
kd5bjo
on Oct 6, 2010
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You wouldn't re-encrypt the whole drive; usually, the master key is stored in the first few sectors of the disk, encrypted with the login key. That way, you only have to re-encrypt a small amount of data to effectively change the entire disk's key.
SapphireSun
on Oct 6, 2010
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Use two drives and have them switch over every night.
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