[Moderator note: this thread was split from the Safe encryption thread.]
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Another EncFS tool similar to Safe:
EncFSMP (note that Softpedia is listing it with a space in the middle: "EncFS MP")
http://sourceforge.net/projects/encfsmp/
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/S ... S-MP.shtml
A Mac and Windows tool that mounts and creates an existing encrypted filesystem standard from Linux (EncFS) with an open license.
I'm wondering if an encryption tool that gives Windows programs an NTFS partition would work better for compatibility reasons. I don't know how well EncFS works with Windows programs. It's over a decade old (not a bad thing) and the author has indicated an interest in an updated version https://vgough.github.io/encfs/
EncFS - volume encryption
Re: EncFSMP
Both Safe and EncFSMP work with EncFS and are interesting multi-platform (Windows, MacOS) suggestions to be investigated further as possible Truecrypt replacements.
webfork wrote:EncFSMP (note that Softpedia is listing it with a space in the middle: "EncFS MP")
- EncFSMP homepage at http://encfsmp.sourceforge.net/ uses both forms...
Meanwhile, I also think something else is worth mentioning:- [url]http://encfsmp.sourceforge.net/[/url] author wrote:Although EncFSMP is an open source project and its source code is released under the MIT license, it contains a closed-source component. The file system component that allows EncFSMP volumes to be mounted is called Pismo File Mount and is developed by Pismo Technic Inc.
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Re: EncFSMP
Good catch, Midas. I think that will keep this program out of general use.Midas wrote:[url]http://encfsmp.sourceforge.net/[/url] author wrote:Although EncFSMP is an open source project and its source code is released under the MIT license, it contains a closed-source component. The file system component that allows EncFSMP volumes to be mounted is called Pismo File Mount and is developed by Pismo Technic Inc.
Maybe this is the wrong place to ask this, but when would you use TrueCrypt vs. EncFS? There were only pros listed in the above paragraph and no cons.Please understand that Safe is not a competitor to TrueCrypt. They are different tools for different situations. Use the right tool depending on the nature of the data you are keeping privte.
Re: Safe
Old thread update:
https://github.com/safeapp/safe/releases
EncFSMP meanwhile is still underway but the program is still listed as "beta" software on it's homepage and the Pismo file mount issue mentioned earlier in this thread remains a potential concern.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/encfsmp/
Unfortunately it doesn't look like there's been much activity with Safe since Baas first posted about it.I am Baas wrote:http://www.getsafe.org/about
https://github.com/safeapp/safe/releases
EncFSMP meanwhile is still underway but the program is still listed as "beta" software on it's homepage and the Pismo file mount issue mentioned earlier in this thread remains a potential concern.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/encfsmp/
Re: EncFSMP update
EncFSMP v0.10.8 released (changelog at https://github.com/rhiestan/EncFSMP#version-history).
- [url]https://sourceforge.net/projects/encfsmp/[/url] author wrote:EncFSMP can create, mount and edit EncFS (encrypted file system) folders on Windows and Mac OS X.
Re: EncFS - volume encryption
webfork wrote:New version out: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/S ... S-MP.shtml
- So, EncFSMP is currently v0.11.0 -- official downloads and changelog at https://sourceforge.net/projects/encfsm ... MP/0.11.0/.
Couldn't find any mention of portability, though...
Re: EncFS - volume encryption
Yeah, I can't tell if the pre-1.0 numbering implies that this is an early alpha or what.Midas wrote:currently v0.11.0 -- official downloads and changelog
Re: EncFS - volume encryption
webfork wrote:Yeah, I can't tell if the pre-1.0 numbering implies that this is an early alpha or what.Midas wrote:currently v0.11.0 -- official downloads and changelog
- I believe it's pretty much a convention from the Linux FOSS world, where software is regarded a being permanently WIPO... Also, there, version "one dot zero" carries a lot less weight than it does in Windowsland.
Case in point, look towards Inkscape (https://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=657), for instance, which has been in development for years and is still v0.92...