Using EncFS with graphical front ends

Management

In order to work with the encrypted directory, activate the directory with a mouse click on the name in the applet. You can deactivate a directory in the same way.

You remove a folder by clicking on the red cross symbol in the buttonbar in the program window. Alternatively, you can navigate to Remove | Directory . With this approach, you can also specify in a special dialog whether the relevant folder should be removed solely from the program window or completely deleted from the data storage device. If you choose to only remove the folder from the list view for the program window, then the data will persist, and the encrypted folder can later be integrated into the system again.

Conclusion

EncFS and its front-end Cryptkeeper provide you with an extremely easy way to encrypt important data and secure it against outside attack. These software packages are stable, reliable, and uncomplicated to install.

The tools for the packages are limited to the essentials, thus letting beginners get started right away without prior training. This ease-of-use holds true for non-native English speakers as well in spite of the fact that the software has language localization issues.

The software combination is suitable for encrypting local and limited amounts of data. Potential vulnerability issues related to multiple versions of identical data were discovered in 2014. You should keep these security issues in mind when applying EncFS-based solutions in the cloud or on servers containing different versions of the same folder.