Category: Encryption
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Ubuntu 26.10: Potential Removal of Btrfs, ZFS, and LUKS Support from GRUB
Ubuntu engineers are currently considering reducing the number of features in the signed version of GRUB, the boot loader used on systems with Secure Boot enabled. Canonical engineer Julian Klode has suggested removing support for several filesystems including btrfs, HFS+, XFS, and ZFS, alongside certain image parsers within GRUB, ahead of the Ubuntu 26.10 release.…
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Ubuntu 25.10 Enhances Disk Encryption with TPM for Better Security
Ubuntu 25.10 is set to enhance its security features by offering an improved method for utilizing hardware-backed full-disk encryption (FDE) through a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Although this feature is still experimental, it aims to bolster the distro’s security credentials significantly. Currently, users can enable full disk encryption during the installation process using a passphrase…
