Difference between revisions of "Encfs"
General updates to bring it up-to-date and formatting
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If you do not mount it ''nothing'' will be visible. And to mount it; you need to enter a given password. | If you do not mount it ''nothing'' will be visible. And to mount it; you need to enter a given password. | ||
==Installing== | ==Installing== | ||
Encfs is in the community repo so you can simply install it with | Encfs is in the community repo so you can simply install it with your favorite package manager or by using: | ||
pamac install encfs | |||
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encfs ~/.secret ~/secret | encfs ~/.secret ~/secret | ||
You may also create the directories ~/.secret and ~/secret manually. | You may also create the directories ~/.secret and ~/secret manually. | ||
===First time run=== | ===First time run=== | ||
This will create the hidden directory '''.secret''' and the mount point '''secret''' the first time you run it. Just answer yes to the prompts - twice. You need to use the full path. | This will create the hidden directory '''.secret''' and the mount point '''secret''' the first time you run it. Just answer yes to the prompts - twice. You need to use the full path. | ||
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Next you will be prompted for your password. Make it long and hard to crack but don't forget it - if you do; there is no way of recovering your data. | Next you will be prompted for your password. Make it long and hard to crack but don't forget it - if you do; there is no way of recovering your data. | ||
Confirm the password and that's it you are finished. | Confirm the password and that's it you are finished. | ||
===Regular use=== | ===Regular use=== | ||
We have created the directory '''~/.secret''' that will contain the encrypted data and we have made it a hidden directory because we will never enter anything in it and the content will all be unreadable. | We have created the directory '''~/.secret''' that will contain the encrypted data and we have made it a hidden directory because we will never enter anything in it and the content will all be unreadable. | ||
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df | df | ||
to check if '''secret''' is mounted | to check if '''secret''' is mounted | ||
==Encrypting Dropbox== | ==Encrypting Dropbox== | ||
One of the strong points of Encfs is that it does not reserve a lot of valuable space. This makes it suitable for encrypting Dropbox content. | One of the strong points of Encfs is that it does not reserve a lot of valuable space. This makes it suitable for encrypting Dropbox content. | ||
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That is all there is to it - your jiberish unreadable data will now be on the web (in the cloud) in the Dropbox/encrypted folder.<br> | That is all there is to it - your jiberish unreadable data will now be on the web (in the cloud) in the Dropbox/encrypted folder.<br> | ||
It will only be readable to you after you have mounted '''~/Dropbox_unencrypted''' on your local computer. | It will only be readable to you after you have mounted '''~/Dropbox_unencrypted''' on your local computer. | ||
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encfs ~/Dropbox/encrypted ~/Dropbox_unencrypted | encfs ~/Dropbox/encrypted ~/Dropbox_unencrypted | ||
at wich time you will be prompted for the password. | at wich time you will be prompted for the password. | ||
==GUI helpers== | ==GUI helpers== | ||
To mount and un-mount there are helpers in AUR that can make the handling easier. | To mount and un-mount there are helpers in AUR that can make the handling easier. | ||
* cryptkeeper - A Linux system tray applet that manages EncFS encrypted folders | |||
* kencfs - GUI frontend for encfs. Create, mount, umount and delete your encrypted fs | |||
* encfsui - Encrypted filesystem encfs GUI wrapper | |||
[[Category:Contents Page]] | [[Category:Contents Page]] | ||