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    password a folder

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by null84, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. null84

    null84 Notebook Evangelist

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    excuse me. i am running ubuntu. is there anyway i can put a password on a folder or a document?
     
    null84, Oct 4, 2007
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    chimpanzee Notebook Virtuoso

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    personally, I would use encfs
     
    chimpanzee, Oct 4, 2007
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    jeffsmythe Notebook Geek

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    encfs is a good way to go.

    If you are just archiving, you can use tar up the directory and then encrypt it with gpg.

    You can also use TrueCrypt. I've never used it myself, but I hear good thing about it.
     
    jeffsmythe, Oct 5, 2007
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    altimar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I use Truecrypt and I like it a lot. It's great for financial records and password lists and such. It's also cross-platform, so you can put a tc container file on a flashdrive and open it on any windows computer (though I think you may need admin privs to run truecrypt on the windows machine).

    http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php
     
    altimar, Oct 5, 2007
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