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		packet_nerd on Aug 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situati... > I.e. when you are being selected for random questioning entering US as a non-US citizen, you'd benefit from steganography-like approach: you give a password, and relatively bland, non-personal stuff shows up, giving appearance of full access to a system. Is there a practical way to implement this today with Linux? I know VeraCrypt supports hidden operating systems, but I think only Windows?

roblabla on Aug 22, 2021 [–]

It's possible to have a truly "hidden container" with LUKS/cryptsetup, but it's not exactly a "supported" setup. Here's some information: https://blog.linuxbrujo.net/posts/plausible-deniability-with...

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