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by tptacek 4351 days ago
There's nothing I can say in response to this comment that I haven't already said upthread and here:

http://sockpuppet.org/blog/2014/04/30/you-dont-want-xts/

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Thanks for the link. Those are some very valid points.
Of course, there's some validity to the "composability" point, which is why we use both full-disk encryption and encryption at the filesystem layer. I don't think enabling full-disk encryption is a bad thing. Having full-disk encryption is what allows me not to panic if I leave my laptop in the unlocked back seat of my car; I don't have to worry about what state the filesystem was in, because the whole disk is locked.