Disclaimer: Use this guide at your own discretion. The author is not responsible for any data loss or security breaches that may occur. Always ensure you understand each step and its implications before proceeding.
This guide walks you through setting up a secure external drive, perfect for backing up sensitive data, securely handing over large data sets, or storing important files. It covers creating an encrypted drive that’s easy to unlock with trusted devices, such as a security key, while remaining highly secure if misplaced. Ideal for safeguarding personal data or business files, it offers practical recovery steps to ensure access even if you change devices.
By following this guide, you will have established a secure and user-friendly encrypted storage solution that leverages:
- LUKS2 Encryption: Provides robust disk encryption.
- TPM2 Integration: Enables automatic unlocking on trusted hardware.
- FIDO2 Tokens: Offers flexible acc