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==== Encrypted Disk Volumes ==== | ==== Encrypted Disk Volumes ==== | ||
- | One way in which sensitive data can be protected is by only storing it on encrypted disk volumes. Currently, of the cluster disk volumes, only /home1, /home6, and /scratch are encrypted | + | One way in which sensitive data can be protected is by only storing it on encrypted disk volumes. Currently, of the cluster disk volumes, only /home1, /home6, and /scratch are encrypted (i.e. all the data is encrypted before being written to disk and decrypted when read). (This is also known as encryption "at rest" |
If you have a project that includes the use of sensitive data please talk to the system administrators to see whether you should store that data on /home1, /home6, or have your entire home directory moved to an encrypted volume. | If you have a project that includes the use of sensitive data please talk to the system administrators to see whether you should store that data on /home1, /home6, or have your entire home directory moved to an encrypted volume. |