How would you protect files of a VPS (Virtual Private Server) from snooping by the service provider?

  • @[email protected]
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    53 days ago

    Modern CPUs have some RAM encryption features, but ultimately you’re running on hardware outside your control. Personally, I use full disk encryption (except for /boot) and unlock remotely via SSH, but that only helps against automatic scanning of the storage.

    • @ouchOP
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      13 days ago

      Do you use dropbear and manually input the password to unlock the LUKS partition, or have you scripted something to automate that?

      • @[email protected]
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        22 days ago

        Dropbear + manual input, but I guess you could do that as a single command somehow. I rarely restart this machine, so copying the PW from my PW manager is acceptable for me.