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Fast-boot and VeraCrypt encrypted disk
Running VeraCrypt on the entire disk, when booting it prompts for a password. It's the entire disk but not the bootloader. That option does not work with VC and UEFI systems.
Anyway, the question is --- is running a fast-boot option a security with VeraCrypt? Say the system has decrypted, mounted volumes and when it gets rebooted, the configuration is read from memory and restores the decrypted, mounted state.
OTOH, one can't boot into the system at all without the disk password. So it seems to be safe, or is it?
The follow-up question is this, exactly how much does the fastboot option help? I am running fast SSDs like Samsung 980 Pro and plus and the boot time seems to be measured in under 30 seconds with no encryption at all and about 1.5 minutes with VC encryption enabled.
correct me if I am wrong, but it seems that power options have a lot more impact on the decryption (boot) time than Fastboot.
I tried setting powercfg to balanced and decryption took noticeably longer. Also clicking on the battery bar and adjusting it for power saving had an impact.
I think I would like for the system to stay in performance mode during decryption and kick into a power saving mode when not plugged during normal usage.
Last edited by dictum; 4 Weeks Ago at 11:48.