Difference between revisions of "Encfs"

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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:
  sudo pacman -S encfs  
  pamac install encfs  
or use [[Pamac]] or [[Octopi]].




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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.
{{Tip| use sentences and slang like; Ain'tToHappyBoutNSATheseDays062014}}


Confirm the password and that's it you are finished.
Confirm the password and that's it you are finished.


[[File:encfs4.png]]
 
===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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[[File:encfsdb.png|right|Dropbox encrypted]]<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>
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.  
[[File:encfs1.png|left]]
 
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==GUI helpers==
==GUI helpers==
To mount and un-mount there are helpers in AUR that can make the handling easier. <br>
To mount and un-mount there are helpers in AUR that can make the handling easier.
Genfcs will do the job.
 
[[File:Gencfs.png]]


Remember to always use the full path when working with the directories.
* cryptkeeper - A Linux system tray applet that manages EncFS encrypted folders
Cryptkeeper is another GUI that will do the job.
* 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]]
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