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Last active February 24, 2021 18:24 — forked from HardenedArray/Efficient Encrypted UEFI-Booting Arch Installation
An effcient method to install Arch Linux with encrypted root and swap filesystems and boot from UEFI. Multi-OS, and VirtualBox, UEFI-booting are also supported.

Arch installation

OBJECTIVE: Install Arch Linux with encrypted root and swap filesystems and boot from UEFI.

Note this encrypted installation method, while perfectly correct and highly secure, CANNOT support encrypted /boot and also CANNOT be subsequently converted to support an encrypted /boot!!! A CLEAN INSTALL will be required!

Therefore, if you want to have an encrypted /boot or will want an encrypted /boot system at some point in the future,