[kwlug-disc] folder encryption

Bob Jonkman bjonkman at sobac.com
Sat Oct 1 17:04:54 EDT 2022


I create a file to use as an encrypted container. I wrote a how-to at 
https://bob.jonkman.ca/blogs/2017/10/09/how-to-create-an-encrypted-drive-in-a-file-container/

--Bob.


On 2022-09-29 14:05, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> I've been using VeraCrypt to secure/hide sensitive data since it was known
> as TrueCrypt.  Lately I've found it unreliable (seizes up, loses
> connections, file corruption, etc.)  I've tried uninstall/reinstall and
> recreating the encrypted file, but it's still unreliable.
> 
> It might be the underlying NAS that's causing the problems but I don't have
> a lot of options for moving these files elsewhere.
> 
> So..  what do you guys recommend for natively (i.e. inside Ubuntu) for
> creating a folder then encrypting all the contents?  Is this a doable thing
> without major headaches?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 
> 
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