CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux

FileVault is described as 'Full-disk encryption uses XTS-AES-128 encryption with a 256-bit key to help prevent unauthorized access to the information on your startup disk' and is a Disk Encryption tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to FileVault for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best FileVault alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FileVault are TrueCrypt, DroidFS, LUKS and Windows BitLocker.
CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs).

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.
FinalCrypt uses the most unbreakable encryption: "One Time Pad" Encryption and has a well designed graphical user interface and an equally advanced command line interface for large automations.


LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE

LUKS Manager provides on-the-fly encryption (AES by default) to virtual folders on Android devices.



This app eases the use of mounting (loading) encrypted partitions (also called Volumes), a disk drive may consist of several of those areas, usually represented by a drive letter.




Used for encrypting and decrypting files with 256 bit AES algorithm.



The realcrypt application in the RPM Fusion repo is an encryption application based on truecrypt, freely available at http://www.truecrypt.org/. It differs from truecrypt in only the following ways:

ProxyCrypt is a command line tool that creates encrypted volumes within a file or a hard drive.



Digital Safe and Password management to protect your data and privacy.




Zed! protects your personal and sensitive data in encrypted archives on e-mail, on USB sticks and in backups.


