#https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-encrypt-directories-and-partitions-with-ecryptfs-on-debian/ sudo apt install ecryptfs-utils sudo mount -t ecryptfs ##############output################ Select key type to use for newly created files: 1) tspi 2) passphrase Selection: <-- 2 Passphrase: <-- Enter a secure password Select cipher: 1) aes: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32 2) blowfish: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 56 3) des3_ede: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 24; max keysize = 24 4) twofish: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32 5) cast6: blocksize = 16; min keysize = 16; max keysize = 32 6) cast5: blocksize = 8; min keysize = 5; max keysize = 16 Selection [aes]: <-- Press ENTER Select key bytes: 1) 16 2) 32 3) 24 Selection [16]: <-- Press ENTER Enable plaintext passthrough (y/n) [n]: <-- Press ENTER Enable filename encryption (y/n) [n]: <-- Press ENTER Attempting to mount with the following options: ecryptfs_unlink_sigs ecryptfs_key_bytes=16 ecryptfs_cipher=aes ecryptfs_sig=bd28c38da9fc938b WARNING: Based on the contents of [/root/.ecryptfs/sig-cache.txt], it looks like you have never mounted with this key before. This could mean that you have typed your passphrase wrong. Would you like to proceed with the mount (yes/no)? : <-- yes Would you like to append sig [bd28c38da9fc938b] to [/root/.ecryptfs/sig-cache.txt] in order to avoid this warning in the future (yes/no)? : <-- yes Successfully appended new sig to user sig cache file Mounted eCryptfs