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The first time I installed NetBSD I used sysinst(8), a menu-based program launched at boot that runs in the console. It has a clear and concise layout and I was quickly up-and-running on my new BSD system. For my next install I wanted to include disk encryption to protect personal data in case the device is lost or stolen. Its not really enough to simply encrypt home directories. Passphrases and sensitive data can linger and be extracted from locations such as system logs and swap memory. The...

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