tldr/pages/linux/fscrypt.md

fscrypt

Go tool for managing Linux filesystem encryption. More information: https://github.com/google/fscrypt.

• Prepare the root filesystem for use with fscrypt:

sudo fscrypt setup

• Prepare a specific mountpoint for use with fscrypt:

fscrypt setup {{path/to/directory}}

• Enable filesystem encryption for a directory:

fscrypt encrypt {{path/to/directory}}

• Unlock an encrypted directory:

fscrypt unlock {{path/to/encrypted_directory}}

• Lock an encrypted directory:

fscrypt lock {{path/to/encrypted_directory}}