Documentation Summary:

Purpose: How to implement and manage encryption in the Linux environment.

Audience: Individuals who are familiar with the Fedora file system structure. Individuals who are unfamiliar with encryption.

Approach: Explain basic principles; explain one principle at a time; do not assume familiarity with any Linux/UNIX-specific terminology or concepts.

Assumptions: The reader has a default installation of Fedora which includes the desktop components. The reader has a user account with the default settings. The reader does have access to the root password. The user does not have a degree in Computer Science.

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Lead Writer: EricChristensen, PatrickErnzer, PaulFrields

Encryption and Privacy Guide

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction

• 2. - General Principles of Security

• 3. - Secure Installation, first step to security

• 4. Encryption

  • 4.1 LUKS Disk Encryption Solution

  • 4.2 eCryptfs Disk Encryption Solution

  • 4.3 GnuPG (GPG) File Encryption Solution

  • 4.4 GnuPG (GPG) Email Encryption Solution

  • 4.5 Secure Shell (SSH)

  • 4.6 Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

  • 4.7 7-Zip Encrypted Archive

• 5. Software Maintenance

• 9. Basic Hardening Guide

• 10. Advanced Hardening Guide

• Appendix A - Encryption Standards

• References for Additional Information

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