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I'd like to locally encrypt files before syncing it with the cloud; what's the "best" software available for this?

I'm currently switching to STACK as my cloud service (it's a file hosting service for Dutch people that offers 1TB of free storage).
But I don't feel fully comfortable with them having access to all my personal data.

So I came to the conclusion that it would be best to locally encrypt files before syncing it with STACK. I DuckDuckGo'd but there seems to be a lot of software available for this so I'm not sure which one to use.

Which one could you recommend me? I'd prefer a free software but I'm okay with paying as long as it isn't too expensive.

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  • 0
    6y
    @linuxxx
  • 2
    6y
    If you want its free, openssl and/or GPG
  • 1
    6y
    7zip with AES256 should be sufficient.
  • 1
    6y
    There is encfs fuse filesystem, which you can use in a way that you will target it at your unencrypted filesystem and it will provide you with directory with encrypted copy and it will encrypt on demand, so it is quite user friendly.
  • 2
    6y
    Openssl can do the job. Generate your keys and keep them safe. If the files are large use simmetric encryption.. aes256 should be fine
  • 0
    6y
    Maybe luks then sync the file? Not sure though. Probably a better way to do it.
  • 0
    6y
    Boxcryptor (boxcryptor.com). Although it's not open source (it still has a free version, for more "business" features you have to pay), it's by far the most convinient solution. They are "zero knowledge" and have a smart key management system, so it is comparatively very easy to share encrypted files with others.
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