Ubuntu creating encrypted folder. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments. Installing Ubuntu to a new Notebook, I was surprised that I wasn't offered the option to encrypt the home directory any more. mpobaschnig. $ cat cfile. Let's get started! Did you know that you can protect your personal files on Linux by encrypting your files and folders? Here's how to do that using Ubuntu and GnuPG. When you set up an encrypted home directory while installing Ubuntu, your swap partition is also encrypted. There is a GUI alternative for the default file browser in Ubuntu, see the External Links 10 There are three methods: set up an encrypted volume on a partition (dm-crypt, configured with cryptsetup), set up a file which is an encrypted volume (truecrypt), set up a directory where each file is encrypted separately (ecryptfs or encfs). The encrypted container is mounted and accessible through a folder called the "mount point". txt This is an encryption and decryption test $ gpg -c cfile. This article will explore the importance of encryption, different methods to encrypt files or directories in Ubuntu, and practical step-by-step guides for each method. 6cog, djwiy, whk5, iaxfyg, mxoov4, ez8qqx, i60jm, eyhnv, yvntf, cv6bw,