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openSUSE Aeon Prepares For Comprehensive Full Disk Encryption

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openSUSE's Aeon desktop operating system that brings automated maintenance and other features to be a platform that "just works" is preparing for what they describe as comprehensive full disk encryption.

The upcoming openSUSE Aeon RC3 is expected to bring this new full disk encryption support where by default will support using the Trusted Platform Module (TPM2) on capable systems to enjoy hardware integrity support. There will also be a fallback mode for systems lacking a TPM, no Secure Boot, etc.

OpenSUSE helps this comprehensive full disk encryption will be a "significant step" in helping to safeguard user data. Canonical had been hoping to have TPM-based full disk encryption working for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS but that didn't get ironed out in time and is now [1]aimed for Ubuntu 24.10 .

More details on the Aeon encryption plans via [2]the openSUSE blog .



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-24.10-Roadmap

[2] https://news.opensuse.org/2024/07/12/aeon-desktop-intros-fde/



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Scratch the disks, dump the core, Shut it down, pull the plug
Roll the tapes across the floor, Give the core an extra tug
And the system is going to crash. And the system is going to crash.
Teletypes smashed to bits. Mem'ry cards, one and all,
Give the scopes some nasty hits Toss out halfway down the hall
And the system is going to crash. And the system is going to crash.
And we've also found Just flip one switch
When you turn the power down, And the lights will cease to twitch
You turn the disk readers into trash. And the tape drives will crumble
in a flash.
Oh, it's so much fun, When the CPU
Now the CPU won't run Can print nothing out but "foo,"
And the system is going to crash. The system is going to crash.
-- To the tune of "As the Caissons go Rolling Along"