Encryption option during Install

RoboNuggie

The install process of GhostBSD is one of the better ones when it comes to OS installation that's for sure, but I often get people commenting that it would be better if there was an option during installation to encrypt using GELI as there is in FreeBSD.
I know this particular topic has no doubt been brought up many times, but it's something I get asked more times than I would care to remember especially from laptop users looking to try GhostBSD.

Are there any plans to implement this feature?
(just so I know how to answer their questions when they arise).

brianthehughes

There are plans. Well GELI and ZFS encryption are identified as backlog items, but have not yet been identified for an upcoming sprint/release.

At present, the discussion seems to be leaning toward ZFS encryption first, prioritizing the ZFS toolset for GhostBSD.

With regard to GELI, a couple members of the community have successfully used the FreeBSD installer to install FreeBSD with GELI, then adopt GhostBSD via buildworld kernel, and swap of repositories to GhostBSD's offering and continuing with GhostBSD. While this is not an official or supported path, it is a testament to the resourceful and creative members in the GhostBSD/FreeBSD community.

grahamperrin

Recent https://forums.ghostbsd.org/d/39-full-disk-encryption has an answer.