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==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. | ||
There is no such thing as 100% security in the cloud, so remember that some things simply do not belong there. | There is no such thing as 100% security in the cloud, so remember that some things simply do not belong there.<br> | ||
Keeping that in mind - we create a folder under ~/Dropbox that we call '''encrypted''' and we create a mount point that we call '''Dropbox_unencrypted'''. | Keeping that in mind - we create a folder under ~/Dropbox that we call '''encrypted''' and we create a mount point that we call '''Dropbox_unencrypted'''. | ||
We can create the directories manually or let enfcs auto generate them: | We can create the directories manually or let enfcs auto generate them: | ||
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To access the Dropbox from another computer repeat the exact same procedure there and enter exactly the same password. | To access the Dropbox from another computer repeat the exact same procedure there and enter exactly the same password. | ||
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. It will only be readable to you after you have mounted ~/Dropbox_unencrypted on your local computer. | |||
[[File: | [[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> | |||
It will only be readable to you after you have mounted '''~/Dropbox_unencrypted''' on your local computer. | |||
You will also have the synced '''~/Dropbox/encrypted''' folder on your computer , and that will be as unreadable as the content on the web.<br> | |||
As we have seen above; this content will only be visible when you mount it in ~/Dropbox_unencrypted.<br> | |||
Again; do not put any content in ~/Dropbox/encrypted: All the content there will be added after you have mounted the working directory - '''~/Dropbox_unencrypted'''. | |||
To test it you can unmount it with | |||
fusermount -u ~Dropbox_unencrypted | |||
and re-mount it with | |||
encfs ~/Dropbox/encrypted ~/Dropbox_unencrypted | |||
at wich time you will be prompted for the password. | |||
[[File:encfs1.png|left]] | |||
==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. <br> | ||