Heads question

[FranklyFlawless]

@epicnoob

Does anyone know how to set it up so you don’t need the device to decrypt the drive?

The Heads-compatible USB security token does not decrypt LUKS partitions by default.

@epicnoob

Plus if you want to cross an airport or something it’s better to carry the drive in your pocket than have the laptop and then they force you to decrypt the laptop which I have heard before.

You may or may not be required to decrypt your USB drive at international borders.

@tripleh

Btw there was another thread on airport security with various suggestions in the past.

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