Encrypt file-system of cRio

[mpignati]

Hello,

cybersecurity requirements are asking for encryption of file-system on our cRios (9054, 9068, etc). I wonder if there is something officially supported. In

Best Practices for Security on RIO Systems - part 1 , part 2  and part 3 there are many suggestions, but I haven't found anything about encrypting files and folders.

Any recommendation? Thanks in advance

[ManuelSebald · Accepted solution]

Hi,

the way to go on Linux is usually to encrypt a partition with LUKS. But I don't think that it's possible to encrypt the whole NI Linux RT system with LUKS because this would need very deep changes on the OS. Though, encryption of a new created partition or an attached USB drive should be possible.

[mpignati]

Thanks for the answer. We do not need encryption of the whole NI Linux RT, just some folders. We are going to try LUKS then.

[D_mitriy]

Did it worked after all?

[mpignati]

Eventually we did not try it out. I believe it would work though