EDS (Encrypted Data Store) Alternatives
EDS (Encrypted Data Store) is described as 'With EDS (Encrypted Data Store) you can store your files in the encrypted container to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information' and is a Disk Encryption Tool in the Security & Privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to EDS (Encrypted Data Store) for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone. The best alternative is TrueCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like EDS (Encrypted Data Store) are Windows BitLocker (Paid), LUKS (Free, Open Source), DroidFS (Free, Open Source) and EncFS (Free, Open Source).
- Freemium • Open Source
- Android
- Android Tablet
- [TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]
Discontinued
Currently unmaintained. Last version, TrueCrypt 7.1a, is still available for download and development has continued via the forks VeraCrypt and CipherShed. "The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 after Microsoft terminated support of Windows XP. Windows 8/7/Vista and later offer integrated support for encrypted disks and virtual disk images."
- BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned computers.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords.
- DroidFS is an alternative way to use encrypted overlay filesystems on Android that uses its own internal file explorer instead of mounting virtual volumes. It currently only works with gocryptfs but support for CryFS could be added in the future.
- EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. You can find links to source and binary releases below.
Warning
The author has agreed that EncFS in its current form is dangerous (to security) for several reasons. Wikipedia has a brief summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EncFS#General_Security_Concerns
The actual audit, which the author participated in, is here: https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm
No screenshots yet - A fork of the now-discontinued TrueCrypt. CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs).
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
No releases since Sep 6, 2017. See https://www.ciphershed.org/news/
- DiskCryptor is a free and open-source utility that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition.
- EncFSMP, a program to mount EncFS folders on Windows and OS X.
- The enterprise cryptographic filesystem for...No screenshots yet
- LUKS Manager provides on-the-fly encryption (AES by default) to virtual folders on Android devices.
Discontinued
Website and app unavailable.