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Are there any open source filesystems for Windows that support encryption?


I know that NTFS supports encryption but otherwise is closed source. Likewise, I am aware of add-ins such as truecrypt but I am interested in encryption being built-in vs being bolted on.


Solution

  • Keep in mind that encryption is often not done at the filesystem level. It's done at the block level, where sectors are actually read/written to disk. This allows one to use any filesystem with the encryption, as the filesystem sits on top of the encryption layer.