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blog.linuxbrujo.net is a personal blog at blog.linuxbrujo.net about systems and security. Since 2018, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. The last post was in 2014, but the archive is still widely read.

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3mentions?
3HN people?
2018–2022first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 1 in 2018

Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link these posts on plausible deniability and hidden encrypted volumes, including hidden LUKS/cryptsetup containers, VeraCrypt guides, and PAM duress passwords for panic situations.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

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Most-linked posts?

  1. /posts/plausible-deniability-with-luks/
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2018-12-16

What Hacker News says?

  1. It's possible to have a truly "hidden container" with LUKS/cryptsetup, but it's not exactly a "supported" setup. Here's some information: https://blog.linuxbrujo.net/posts/plausible-deniability-with...

    Comment linking /posts/plausible-deniability-with-luks/

    on “PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations”
  2. https://blog.linuxbrujo.net/posts/plausible-deniability-with...

    Comment linking /posts/plausible-deniability-with-luks/

    on “Plausibly deniable encryption (2020)”
  3. To answer my question, a web search delivers: https://blog.linuxbrujo.net/posts/plausible-deniability-with... I have not tried this.

    Comment linking /posts/plausible-deniability-with-luks/

    on “Encryption toolkit for media makers: A VeraCrypt guide”

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