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gocryptfs vs TortoiseGit

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

TortoiseGit

Development

TortoiseGit is a Windows shell extension and Git client. It provides easy version control for Windows users by adding functionality directly into Windows File Explorer. TortoiseGit makes working with Git repositories simple and intuitive.

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