This article tells the procedure on how to encrypt a device in SecureCloud.
To provision volumes in SecureCloud:
For Linux instance:
- Create a volume and attach it to the instance.
- Create a partition by using fdisk or parted tool.
To help you, use the following articles as references:
- Build a filesystem on the device partition using the command:
# mkfs -t <filesystem type> /dev/xvdX1
- Create a mount point using the command:
# mkdir /mnt/mount_point
- Mount the filesystem usign the command:
# mount /dev/xvdX1 /mnt/mount_point/
- Verify the mounted filesystem using the command:
# df -h
- Log in to the SecureCloud console to encrypt the volume.
- Go to the Inventory tab.
- Choose the computer where the volume is attached.
- Select the volume you would like to encrypt and click the checkbox next to the volume name.
- Click Encrypt.
For Windows instance:
- Create a volume and attach it to the instance.
- To mount, partition and build an NTFS filesystem on the volume
- Go to Run and type diskmgmt.msc to open Disk Management.
- Right-click the volume and click New simple drive.
- Log in to the SecureCloud console to encrypt the volume.
- Go to the Inventory tab.
- Choose the computer where the volume is attached.
- Select the volume you would like to encrypt and click the checkbox next to volume name.
- Click Encrypt.