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gocryptfs vs Syncthing

A side-by-side look at gocryptfs and Syncthing. 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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Syncthing

Syncthing

File Sharing

Syncthing is an open-source file synchronization application that allows users to synchronize files across multiple devices. It works peer-to-peer without requiring a central server.

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