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does Linux have kernel level cryptographic encryption (lemmings.world)

submitted 7 months ago by PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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i had this idea that a program can edit files in an encrypted environment. WinRaR with higher level of encryption would be the best way to describe it. but i was wonder if the files on a linux HDD or SDD are encrypted.

I do have this idea that you can save encrypted files to a cloud server and pull it out and unencrypted by a light weight program

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

It sounds like you're trying to make something like: https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator

It takes the files that you want to store in the cloud and encrypts them into a bunch of individual files (like encrypted archives) and uploads them to the server. When you access the files it automatically pulls down the archives that contain the files that you want.

You just see a regular directory that's being synced with the cloud, but the cloud service provider only sees you uploading a bunch of encrypted files with nonsense filenames.