If you are asked for your pass-phrase for the encrypted disk that may be just fine. My previous comment was not worded properly. What I was concerned about is somebody using either Hibernate or Suspend with no disk encryption at all. But whether you use disk encryption or not you still bypass the login. At least with full disk encryption you are asked for the disk encryption password. If you are happy with just the disk encryption password prompt so am I, UNLESS it contains MY sensitive data. If it has my medical or other sensitive data on it then I would be far happier that you not only used full disk encryption but that you also just shut it down rather than doing a hibernate or a suspend.
If you are having no problems with an encrypted SWAP I also see no problems other than the performance issues. If you can live with those ... so can I. It is what ever makes you happy. All I know is that until I used Hibernate I have never saw anything in my SWAP other than garbage. My major concern is that with stolen lap-tops from a medium security facility is that somebody should not be using Hibernate / Suspend without that disk encryption w. password prompt at a minimum. I suspect a LOT of laptop owners (Linux, Macintosh, and Windows) are doing exactly that though - using their laptops with no disk encryption at all. Then they leave them on their desk at work while they go to lunch, in their car, and in other insecure places thinking that they will be okay with them put into hibernate / suspend mode. I don't think they will be okay. There are too many horror stories of escaped highly sensitive data on laptops not using ANY encryption much less full disk encryption to not issue some sort of warning that hibernate / suspend is a security risk, albeit lessened if you use disk encryption. HHH /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
