Encrypted slice with geli

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On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:17:40 -0600
Modulok <modulok at gmail.com> wrote:


> Cryptographically speaking: No, the majority of your data still
> exists as magnetic signatures on the physical disk. (Though is not
> directly accessible.)

This is a bit misleading, the data in the unwritten disk sectors is
still accessible through the device, so it would still be possible to
image the disk and perform  offline reconstruction of the data. You
wouldn't need to rely on magnetic hysteresis.