Vend wrote:


>> Obviously: The partition table leaks information about the partition layout
>> and the filesystems.
>
> So?


Encryption is supposed to provide concealment of all non-public information.

>> It also allows for distinguish from random data.
>
> So? It's not like people would keep random data in their hard drives
> anyway.


Quite the contrary. I fill every freshly bought (rewritable) media with
pseudorandom data for testing the storage. I overwrite every media I'm gonna
sell or throw away with pseudorandom data. So, unless I actually use the
media, they will be filled with pseudorandom data, so one shouldn't wonder
if they're in this state

Oh, and maybe I use FDE. That's why they might be filled with pseudorandom
data as well.