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gocryptfs vs LUKS

A side-by-side look at gocryptfs and LUKS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

gocryptfs

gocryptfs

Security & Privacy

gocryptfs is an open source encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go. It uses AES-256 in ciphertext stealing mode for file encryption,HMAC-SHA512 for integrity checking, and scrypt for password encryption to keep data secured on disk.

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LUKS

LUKS

Security & Privacy

LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) is a disk encryption specification for Linux. It allows you to encrypt partitions and creates encrypted containers for storing files securely. LUKS uses AES encryption and provides password protected key slots to allow multiple passwords.

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