Re: Performance impact of full disk encryption?
Originally Posted by
Jekshadow
Not fully true, your login password is used to encrypt another randomly generated password that is used to decrypt your home directory.
Is there any limit to how long you can make your Ubuntu user password? If no, will using a longer password (like a pass phrase) interfere with certain applications that may ask you for your password?
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