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submitted 5 months ago by mayra@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Hello,

Suppose you have a PC with 2 separate SSDs. One is an install of Windows 11. The other is an install of a Linux distro, encrypted at time of installation (for example, with LUKS). Obviously you would only boot into one or the other at a time.

So a dual-boot, but each boot portion is on its own SSD (not sure if this matters, but its a relevant scenario).

Can the Windows 11 portion somehow get through the Linux encryption and access / read data on the Linux portion?

Sorry if this is a stupid or obvious question.

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[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 40 points 5 months ago

Not without the encryption key, no.

[-] mayra@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago
[-] mindlight@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not even if Windows and Linux were on different partitions on the same disk would Windows be able to access the files on the Linux partition without the key.

Just pointing out that s separate disks doesn't change anything. The data, in its encrypted form, will be inaccessible without the decryption key.

[-] mayra@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Thank you! Good to know.

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