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Re:Microsoft will kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked deca... by KAMSPioneer on Monday December 22, 2025 @04:08PM (#46359099)
I'm a different commenter but yeah, solutions exist. For example systemd-cryptenroll let's you use a FIDO token (or TPM or PKCS#11 smartcard) to unlock your encrypted disk and it's very easy to set up. Quite literally a single command.

Windows Hello serves the same purpose for Windows, though I'm sure there are caveats/differences.

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Re:Microsoft will kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked deca... by SahAssar on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @07:11AM (#46364670)
If it's a fido hardware token you still need to make sure you have a backup token. It's a lot simpler on windows/macos where you can use biometrics for the same purpose.
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Re:Microsoft will kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked deca... by slashdave on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @08:20PM (#46371420)
You can setup multiple keys. It would be crazy not to include a simple ascii hash key in addition.
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