Librem 5 LUKS Status

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Full-disk encryption performance in Librem 5

As a privacy-focused phone, I would expect it will be full-disk encrypted by default. I would like to know are there any test on performance after encrypted? Is it usable for day-to-day work? I am not familiar with i.MX series CPU. After some Googling, i.MX.6 and 8 does not seem to have modules directly support full-disk encryption, but have crypto module to speed up some operation in encryption. I am not sure if the linux kernal has implemented for those crypto module.

Explanation how storage of secrets might work by Kyle and dcz:

Will the Librem 5 have a TPM?

First off, I’d like to apologize if this has been addressed already, and I just haven’t come across it yet. I’ve been trying to find information via developer.puri.sm/Librem5 and on the forums, but I wasn’t successful. I know they are working on a USB-C version of the Librem Key that will be able to work with the Librem 5 similar to how the current Librem Key works with the Librem 13/15. Am I correct to assume the Librem 5 will have a TPM as well? I didn’t see any mention of it in the hardware r…