Re: [SLUG] Encrypt a Directory

From: Eldo Varghese (poningru@ufl.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 26 2007 - 23:45:01 EST


Bob Stia wrote:
> On Monday 26 March 2007 00:36, Brad Newton wrote:
>> you could use truecrypt, make an image file rather then a full partition.
>
> OK, that is a program I assume. But, can you then open it, close it,add files
> to it? easily etc. ?
>> On 3/25/07, Bob Stia <rnr@sanctum.com> wrote:
>>> Hello Sluggers,
>>>
>>> Running SuSE 10.2 64 bit.
>>>
>>> Simple question: How do I encrypt an entire large directory? Is it
>>> possible without formatting the drive? I have pgp installed and use it
>>> on odd various files but to do this whole directory and sub-directories
>>> would take many many hours,
>>>
>>> Bob S.
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There is a new kid on the block called Seahorse, its really useful for
ssh and gpg handling, it also has this feature (encrypt a folder from
context menu using gpg). In ubuntu Feisty just go 'sudo aptitude
install seahorse'.
- Eldo
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