Encfs

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EncFS is a user-space encrypted file system that runs via FUSE on Linux and other systems. It pairs a directory that stores the encrypted files with a mount point that shows the decrypted contents, and because it encrypts file by file, it is easy to apply to cloud sync folders. Unlike LUKS, which encrypts an entire block device, it can be used without root privileges.

See also

• Linux
• Linux:Kernel:Key
• Linux:Kernel:Security
• Filesystem
• eCryptfs
• gpgtar
• encfs

Favorite site

• Encrypting and Decrypting Directory in Linux | Baeldung on Linux (gpgtar, encfs)