Yesterday I’ve done an introduction to EncFS, a Free (GPL) FUSE-based cryptographic filesystem that transparently encrypts files, using an arbitrary directory as storage for the encrypted files. i’ve show how install and use it from the command line, but there is also an easier way to integrate it with your Desktop: Cryptkeeper.
EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. EncFS is open source software, licensed under the GPL.
As with most encrypted filesystems, Encfs is meant to provide security against off-line attacks; ie your notebook or backups fall into the wrong hands, etc.
I would like to use Encfs to encrypt a copy of / for a backup. Whenever I do this through other tools, they have an option to not cross filesystems.
Is there an equivalent option in Encfs? Or would such attributes pass through to the encrypted version, and I should just run my backup tool with the one filesystem option?
Encrypt Your Data With EncFS (OpenSUSE 12.2)
EncFS
provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any
special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to
provide the filesystem interface. It is a pass-through filesystem, not
an encrypted block device, which means it is created on top of an
existing filesystem.
Encrypt Your Data With EncFS (Fedora 17)
EncFS
provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any
special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to
provide the filesystem interface. It is a pass-through filesystem, not
an encrypted block device, which means it is created on top of an
existing filesystem.
Encrypt Your Data With EncFS (Ubuntu 12.10)
EncFS
provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any
special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to
provide the filesystem interface. It is a pass-through filesystem, not
an encrypted block device, which means it is created on top of an
existing filesystem.
#1 I'm very new to the ubuntu home directory encryption or rather ecryptfs
folder encryption. I read about the same within Dustin's blog & tried
implementing it.
Problem or query is
my home directory is encrypted & has a www folder ...
I'm installing Ubuntu using the alternate installation CD.
I would like to do full disk encryption, and I have two questions:
1. Is the following option the correct one for Full Disk Encryption with pre-boot authentication?
Code:
Partitioning method: Guided - use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM
2.
#1 I'm very new to the ubuntu home directory encryption or rather ecryptfs
folder encryption. I read about the same within Dustin's blog & tried
implementing it.
Problem or query is
my home directory is encrypted & has a www folder ...
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