[ale] OT - SED drive compatibility

[Adrya Stembridge]

I'm learning that I may have some software-based encryption options with
LUKS and dm-crypt.   The machine I'm working on now will be replaced in 3
years, so I just need something to get by on till then.   It's primarily
used for a web application and database, and has fewer than 50 users.
There are a lot of writes happening, but no encoding - just text/html and
PDF creation.

Is using software encryption a bad idea for a server?   Would that provide
better performance than going from 15000 to 7200 rpm SAS drive?



On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 1:36 PM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

> If you care about being FIPS certified, i wouldn't touch ANY non-certified
> configuration.  No way, no how. Why risk your job over something like that?
>
> OTOH, if you want encrypted storage and don't care, then let your budget
> be your
> guide.
>
>
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