Encrypt files and folders with TruPax 9
Cryptographic software tools are two a penny on Linux, but complete encryption of a disk or partition is hardly worthwhile for individual small datasets. On the one hand, it takes a long time to complete the operation depending on the physical size of the storage medium; on the other hand, encrypted partitions are no longer portable. One remedy is cryptographic software that bundles the data into volumes of variable sizes. In this article, I look at TruPax 9, a simple but useful application for home use.
The standard solution – the undisputed King of the Hill, at least on Linux – was TrueCrypt until the developers surprisingly stopped working on the tool under partly unexplained circumstances in May 2014 [1]. As early as 2013, VeraCrypt was created as a fork of TrueCrypt [2]; it provides the same functionality while eliminating most known bugs from TrueCrypt.
Whereas VeraCrypt is designed for encrypting large datasets, TruPax [3] is a smaller tool and a good alternative for quickly and reliably keeping small amounts of data safe from unauthorized users. The volume format is compatible with VeraCrypt, so the volumes you create can be opened and edited in either application.
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