do you have a handy #usb or #sdcard you usually travel with? they are small, light, cheap... convenient.
it's not that you store there Top Secrets (maybe!) but in case it was lost or stolen you will feel more relaxed if the drive was securely encrypted. LUKS
#LUKS implements a platform-independent standard on-disk format for use in various tools. This facilitates compatibility and interoperability among different programs and operating systems[...]
I was to write a blogpost about it, but there are plenty of them available to use LUKS encryption in any platform. Just three here:
and How to backup or restore LUKS header by @milosz ⚠️ Do this just after creating your encrypted drive and save the header in another (safe) storage. Use a password manager to create/store safe pass-phrasses (recomended for usb-luks as you most likely will have to hand write it) and passwords.
My usb-luks are automatically detected and mounted (after pass-phrase prompt) in both #archlinux :archLinux: and #debian :debian: 🥳
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