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The original was posted on /r/fedora by /u/hieroschemonach on 2025-11-05 14:02:20+00:00.
I already to try to follow the best practices I can
- Using a long password.
- Installing apps as Flatpak so they are isoloated.
- Not installing theme/plugins with no reputation. I don’t trust a GitHub repo or a theme with 0/low reviews.
- I am already using Fedora Silverblue which makes review of the config modification in /etc is super easy and /usr is readonly so it’s already safe.
So, far this has worked well for me but now I have to travel and I need to add encryption at rest to my data and I am looking into data encryption options.
I have 2 SSDs in my laptop, one contains data (Ext4) and one contains the OS (root + home) (btrfs).
Now, when it comes to encryption I have few doubts and I don’t know where to ask or which one makes more sense.
- What is the best way to encryt data in secondary drive? It used to auto mount at boot but I am okay with manually entering the password after each login.
- How many options I have for only encrypting the user data without using a full disk encryption because FDE requires a reinstall.
- What are the risks for data loss in situations where I have to force press the power button to shut down the laptop.
- Do you encrypt your external backup SSD?
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