Knox Alternatives
Knox is described as 'offers easy disk image encryption and comes with a built-in backup service. Knox can automatically back up any or all vaults to a local hard drive, an iPod, an iDisk, or a network volume. Gives you many of the benefits of FileVault or individual encrypted disk images via an' and is a Disk Encryption tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Knox for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD. The best alternative is TrueCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Knox are LUKS, Windows BitLocker, Encrypto and Seahorse.
[TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]
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DiscontinuedThe 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. Such integrated support is also available on other platforms. You should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform.
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.
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.
Encrypto lets you encrypt files before sending them to friends or coworkers. Just drop a file into Encrypto, set a password, and then send it however you normally would — but this time with added security. It’s free for both Mac and Windows.
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You can encrypt files and folders and workshop smoothly between OSX and Windows. It is not a vault like Knox.
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Seahorse is a GNOME application for managing encryption keys and passwords in the GNOME Keyring.
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.
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WarningThe 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_ConcernsThe actual audit, which the author participated in, is here: https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm
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40 alternatives to EDS (Encrypted Data Store)- Android
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With EDS (Encrypted Data Store) you can store your files in the encrypted container to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information.
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Unicode Crypter is a portable tool that encrypts and decrypts any Unicode character from 1 to 1114111!
DiskCryptor is a free and open-source utility that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. Originally conceived as a replacement for DriveCrypt Plus Pack and PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE), the project aims to create the best product in its...
LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE
DiscontinuedLast release Nov 24, 2015https://github.com/t-d-k/LibreCrypt/releases
