add information on separate passphrases
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only for managing other profiles. Using a secondary profile for regular usage
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only for managing other profiles. Using a secondary profile for regular usage
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allows you to make use of the device without decrypting the data in your
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allows you to make use of the device without decrypting the data in your
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regular usage profile. It also allows putting it at rest without rebooting the
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regular usage profile. It also allows putting it at rest without rebooting the
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device.</p>
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device. Even if you use the same passphrase for multiple profiles, each of
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those profiles still ends up with a unique key encryption key and a compromise
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of the OS while one of them is active won't leak the passphrase. The advantage
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to using separate passphrases is in case an attacker records you entering
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it.</p>
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<p>File data is encrypted with AES-256-XTS and file names with AES-256-CTS. A
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<p>File data is encrypted with AES-256-XTS and file names with AES-256-CTS. A
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unique key is derived using HKDF-SHA512 for each regular file, directory and
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unique key is derived using HKDF-SHA512 for each regular file, directory and
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