Comprehensive Guide to Dual Password Encryption With EncFS

This article is a step-by-step guide to using two passwords with EncFS. The primary password is required and may be used to secure all data; the secondary password is optional and may be stored on USB stick or other removable media and used to secure more sensitive data. EncFS can also be combined with block device encryption for maximum security

1. Protection relative to the sensitivity of the data. John Doe uses EncFS to store some important personal information on his laptop. He uses a secondary password to store corporate information when working from home. Both set of files are stored in the same encrypted directory. Usually personal passwords are easy to guess if you have information about the person. If personal password (e.g his dog

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