This is a list of filesystems with support for
filesystem-level encryption
Filesystem-level encryption, often called file-based encryption, FBE, or file/folder encryption, is a form of disk encryption where individual files or directories are encrypted by the file system itself.
This is in contrast to the full disk enc ...
. Not to be confused with
full-disk encryption.
General-purpose filesystems with encryption
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AdvFS
AdvFS, also known as Tru64 UNIX Advanced File System, is a file system developed in the late 1980s to mid-1990s by Digital Equipment Corporation for their OSF/1 version of the Unix operating system (later Digital UNIX/Tru64 UNIX). In June 20 ...
on Digital Tru64 UNIX
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Novell Storage Services on Novell NetWare and Linux
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NTFS with
Encrypting File System (EFS) for
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for ...
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ZFS since Pool Version 30
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Ext4, added in
Linux kernel
The Linux kernel is a free and open-source, monolithic, modular, multitasking, Unix-like operating system kernel. It was originally authored in 1991 by Linus Torvalds for his i386-based PC, and it was soon adopted as the kernel for the GNU ...
4.1 in June 2015
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F2FS, added in Linux 4.2
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APFS, macOS High Sierra (10.13) and later.
Cryptographic filesystems
FUSE
Fuse or FUSE may refer to:
Devices
* Fuse (electrical), a device used in electrical systems to protect against excessive current
** Fuse (automotive), a class of fuses for vehicles
* Fuse (hydraulic), a device used in hydraulic systems to protect ...
-based file systems
Integrated into the Linux kernel
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eCryptfs __NOTOC__
eCryptfs (''Enterprise Cryptographic Filesystem'') is a package of disk encryption software for Linux. Its implementation is a POSIX-compliant filesystem-level encryption layer, aiming to offer functionality similar to that of GnuPG at ...
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Rubberhose filesystem (discontinued)
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StegFS (discontinued)
Integrated into other UNIXes
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PEFS (Private Encrypted File System) on FreeBSD
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geli on FreeBSD
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EFS (Encrypted File System) on AIX
See also
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Comparison of disk encryption software
This is a technical feature comparison of different disk encryption software.
Background information
Operating systems
Features
* Hidden containers: Whether hidden containers (an encrypted container (A) within another encrypted container (B ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cryptographic File Systems, List of
Computing-related lists
Disk encryption
File systems