From 0f917b3ee3f77d45cce2b4e80f361344f66590bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew David Wong Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 04:47:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that Qubes uses FDE by default QubesOS/qubes-issues#2151 --- installing/encryption-config.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/installing/encryption-config.md b/installing/encryption-config.md index 8756fd46..cbeb655b 100644 --- a/installing/encryption-config.md +++ b/installing/encryption-config.md @@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ permalink: /doc/encryption-config/ Manual Encryption Configuration =============================== +Qubes OS uses full disk encryption (FDE) by default. If you are an advanced +user who wishes to customize your encryption parameters during installation, +this page can help. + The Qubes installer uses `cryptsetup` (LUKS/dm-crypt) under the hood. You can -configure the encryption options before installing Qubes as follows: +configure the encryption options while installing Qubes as follows: 01. Boot into the installer. Wait for first GUI screen to appear where it asks about language/localization .