The idea is that is that I have a dual boot linux/windows.
Where linux is secure and encrypted, and windows is the honeypot.

windows is the default boot option.

edit 2:
I titled this wrong and I worded it wrong, i’ll try again later.
Next time : Murphy’s law allways wins, assume my laptop will get stolen. And i want to recover it remotely.

I’m not changing my behaviour, I already lowered the likelyhood of theft by switching my macbook for a secondhand thinkbook.

  • Gravitywell@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I dont think honeypot is the right term here, the only situation i can see something like this being at all useful is for a border search where you have to unlock your computer to be searched, in which case you’ll need to actually hide the fact that there is a second partition at all, my suggestion would be get a laptop that can support 2 internal drives, unplug one before you travel and have the second one be a generic windows install with some stuff to make it look used.

  • satanmat@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is along the lines of the old TrueCrypt hidden partition

    You boot into the HD lock and one password unlock Linux another windows

    I’ve not done that in a while. Now VeraCrypt Here’s the link

    https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Hidden Operating System.html

    Id think that a windows laptop and then boot to a Linux VM or boot off an usb to Linux if you’re getting crazy with the cheezwhiz