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acheong08 ◴[] No.42733994[source]
I don't understand why anyone would use passwordless disk encryption. It just seems inherently vulnerable, especially with the threat model of physical compromise.

Entering a password on boot isn't even that much work

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dangero ◴[] No.42734171[source]
Depends on the use case. If boot requires a password, the computer can never lose power or be rebooted without human presence. That’s not always practical.
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1. tucnak ◴[] No.42735707[source]
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