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gocryptfs vs Luks manager

A side-by-side look at gocryptfs and Luks manager. 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 manager

Luks manager

Security & Privacy

Luks manager is an open-source encryption software for Linux. It provides an intuitive graphical user interface to manage encrypted Luks volumes and partitions. The software allows users to easily create, open, close and delete encrypted containers.

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