Hi, I would like to encrypt some files I have on my pcs.
The intention is to encrypt backup otp codes, curriculums, purchases; personal documents in general. The content should add up to just a handful of MBs.

My current setup is made of a sync node which leverages nextcloud webdav access, my phone and my workstation.

Ideally, I would like to be able to have the files encrypted on every storage, and then be able to decrypt them just for their use. Something like a virtual file system would be fantastic.

I’ve read about pgp, but I’m not 100% sure it is the best solution. Are there any “universally” accepted alternatives?

If pgp is the right way to go, how should I manage access to the files? Should I use a keypair for every end-device and encrypt the files with both pubkeys or not?

Pardon me for all these questions, but I’m a bit confused.

  • multiplespaghetti
    4·
    4 years ago

    Solution 1: Create a veracrypt container and put your files in there. Then you can do whatever you want with that file, copy, upload to cloud etc.

    Solution 2: use rclone to sync and encrypt a local directory.

    Solution 3: EncFS

    • clockwise_bitOP
      1·
      4 years ago

      I already fiddled with container files. I tried with EDS lite from f-droid and cryptsetup on pc.
      Files are certainly encrypted, but I am limited by the fact that I need to share a size-fixed container every time instead of just syncing the single file that was changed.

      About using rclone, I already use it to setup a device from scratch, as nextcloud is a bit slower while transfering 100GB of files through webdav.