ENCFS
according to the MAN page:
encfs - mounts or creates an encrypted virtual filesystem
..EncFS creates a virtual encrypted filesystem which stores encrypted data in the rootdir directory and makes the unencrypted data visible at the mountPoint directory. The user must supply a password which is used to (indirectly) encrypt both filenames and file contents...
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Advantages of EncFS:
- Does not require root privilages.
- Easy, simple to setup and carry.
- No dependencies.
- Able to enlarge storage as long as the HDD space is available.
- Storage capacity not limited by fixed size encryption container like in truecrypt etc.
• Installing encfs :
on Debian system.
sudo apt-get install encfs
• We need to create two folder :
(one for encrypted folder and another for mount point/folder).
mkdir <ENCRYPTED FOLDER> <MOUNT FOLDER> mkdir ~/encfs/ ~/mnt/ • Setup :
encfs ~/encfs/ ~/mnt/
thing to remember, the path must be absolute. ie- /home/user/mnt or ~/mnt and not mnt .
Since we are mounting it for the first time it'll prcode_innerompt for a setup and a password. it's fairly easy.
• Mounting encrypted folder :
encfs ~/encfs/ ~/mnt/
To encrypt any file(s), save them in the ~/mnt/ folder.it will be visible in plain sight.
if you look at the
~/enfs/ folder, you will see the encrypted raw files. that is the real files. Everything in ~/mnt/ is a mirror of the files in ~/encfs/.
• Unmounting the encrypted folder :
umount ~/mnt/ Extra's
• Displaying Info: encfsctl <ENCRYPTED_FOLDER> encfsctl info <ENCRYPTED_FOLDER> encfsctl ~/encfs/
encfsctl info ~/encfs/ • Changing password:
encfsctl passwd <ENCRYPTED_FOLDER> encfsctl passwd ~/encfs/ • For usage and option's :
encfs --help
man encfs
Read more at EncFS Homepage and Wikipedia .