Comparison of disk encryption software
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This is a technical feature comparison of different disk encryption software.
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Background information [edit]
| Encryption | Developer | First released | Licensing | Maintained? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchiCrypt Live | Softwaredevelopment Remus ArchiCrypt | 1998 | Proprietary | Yes |
| BestCrypt | Jetico | 1993[1] | Proprietary | Yes |
| BitArmor DataControl | BitArmor Systems Inc. | 2008-05 | Proprietary | Yes |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | Microsoft | 2006 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Bloombase Keyparc | Bloombase | 2007 | Proprietary | Yes |
| CGD | Roland C. Dowdeswell | 2002-10-04[2] | BSD | Yes |
| CenterTools DriveLock | CenterTools | 2008 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Check Point Full Disk Encryption | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd | 1999[3][4][5] | Proprietary | Yes |
| CrossCrypt | Steven Scherrer | 2004-02-10[6] | GPL | No |
| Cryptainer | Cypherix Software | 1999 | Proprietary | Yes |
| CryptArchiver | WinEncrypt | ? | Proprietary | Yes |
| cryptoloop | ? | 2003-07-02[7] | GPL | No |
| Discryptor | Cosect Ltd. | 2008 | Proprietary | Yes |
| DiskCryptor | ntldr | 2007 | GPL | Yes |
| DISK Protect | Becrypt Ltd | 2001 | Proprietary | Yes |
| cryptsetup/dmsetup | Christophe Saout | 2004-03-11[8] | GPL | Yes |
| dm-crypt/LUKS | Clemens Fruhwirth (LUKS) | 2005-02-05[9] | GPL | Yes |
| DriveCrypt | SecurStar GmbH | 2001 | Proprietary | Yes |
| DriveSentry GoAnywhere 2 | DriveSentry | 2008 | Proprietary | Yes |
| E4M | Paul Le Roux | 1998-12-18[10] | Open source | No |
| e-Capsule Private Safe | EISST Ltd. | 2005 | Proprietary | Yes |
| eCryptfs | Dustin Kirkland, Tyler Hicks, (formerly Mike Halcrow) | 2005[11] | GPL | Yes |
| FileVault | Apple Inc. | 2003-10-24 | Proprietary | Yes |
| FileVault 2 | Apple Inc. | 2011-7-20 | Proprietary | Yes |
| FinallySecure Enterprise (SECUDE) | SECUDE | 2006 | Proprietary | Yes |
| FREE CompuSec | CE-Infosys | 2002 | Proprietary | Yes |
| FreeOTFE | Sarah Dean | 2004-10-10[12] | Open source | No |
| GBDE | Poul-Henning Kamp | 2002-10-19[13] | BSD | Yes |
| GELI | Pawel Jakub Dawidek | 2005-04-11[14] | BSD | Yes |
| KryptOS | The MorphOS Development Team | 2010 | Proprietary | Yes |
| loop-AES | Jari Ruusu | 2001-04-11 | GPL | Yes |
| McAfee Endpoint Encryption (SafeBoot) | McAfee, Inc. | 2007[15] | Proprietary | Yes |
| n-Crypt Pro | n-Trance Security Ltd | 2005 | Proprietary | Yes |
| PGPDisk | PGP Corporation | 1998-09-01[16] | Proprietary | Yes |
| Private Disk | Dekart | 1993[17] | Proprietary | Yes |
| R-Crypto | R-Tools Technology Inc | 2008 | Proprietary | Yes |
| SafeGuard Easy | Sophos (Utimaco) | 1993[18] | Proprietary | Yes |
| SafeGuard Enterprise | Sophos (Utimaco) | 2007[19] | Proprietary | Yes |
| SafeGuard PrivateDisk |
Sophos (Utimaco)[20] | 2000 | Proprietary | Yes |
| SafeHouse Professional | PC Dynamics, Inc. | 1992 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Scramdisk | Shaun Hollingworth | 1997-07-01 | Open source | No |
| Scramdisk 4 Linux | Hans-Ulrich Juettner | 2005-08-06[21] | GPL | Yes |
| SecuBox | Aiko Solutions | 2007-02-19 | Proprietary | Yes |
| SECUDE Secure Notebook | SECUDE | 2003 | Proprietary | Yes |
| SecureDoc | WinMagic Inc. | 1997 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Sentry 2020 | SoftWinter | 1998[22] | Proprietary | Yes |
| softraid / RAID C | OpenBSD | 2007-11-01[23] | BSD | Yes |
| SpyProof! | Information Security Corp. | 2002 | Proprietary | Yes |
| svnd / vnconfig | OpenBSD | 2000-12-01[24] | BSD | Yes |
| Symantec Endpoint Encryption | Symantec Corporation | 2008 | Proprietary | Yes |
| TrueCrypt | TrueCrypt Foundation | 2004-02-02[25] | TrueCrypt License 3.0 [26] | Yes |
| Aloaha Secure Stick | Aloaha | 2008 | Proprietary | Yes |
| Name | Developer | First released | Licensing | Maintained? |
Operating systems [edit]
| Name | Windows NT-based | Pre-Windows NT | Windows Mobile/Pocket PC | FreeBSD | Linux | Mac OS X | NetBSD | OpenBSD | DragonFly BSD | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchiCrypt Live | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| BestCrypt | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| BitArmor DataControl | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Bloombase Keyparc | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| CenterTools DriveLock | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| CGD | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Check Point Full Disk Encryption | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| CrossCrypt | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Cryptainer | Yes | No | Yes[27] | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| CryptArchiver | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| cryptoloop | Yes[28] | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Discryptor | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| DiskCryptor | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| DISK Protect | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| cryptsetup/dmsetup | Yes[28] | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
| dm-crypt/LUKS | Yes[28] | No | Yes[29] | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
| DriveCrypt | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| DriveSentry GoAnywhere 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| E4M | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| e-Capsule Private Safe | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| eCryptfs | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| FileVault | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| FileVault 2 | No | No | No | No | Partial[30] | Yes | No | No | No | |
| FREE CompuSec | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| FreeOTFE | Yes | No | Yes | No | Partial[31] | No | No | No | No | No |
| GBDE | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| GELI | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| loop-AES | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| McAfee Endpoint Encryption (SafeBoot) | Yes | Yes | Yes[32] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| n-Crypt Pro | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| PGPDisk | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| PGP Whole Disk Encryption | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Private Disk | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| R-Crypto | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| SafeGuard Easy | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| SafeGuard Enterprise | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| SafeGuard PrivateDisk | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| SafeHouse Professional | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Scramdisk | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Scramdisk 4 Linux | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| SecuBox | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| FinallySecure Enterprise (SECUDE) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| SecureDoc | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Sentry 2020 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| softraid / RAID C | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| SpyProof! | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| svnd / vnconfig | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Symantec Endpoint Encryption | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| TrueCrypt | Yes | No | No | No[33] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes[34] |
| Aloaha Secure Stick | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Name | Windows NT-based | Pre-Windows NT | Windows Mobile/Pocket PC | FreeBSD | Linux | Mac OS X | NetBSD | OpenBSD | DragonFly BSD | Android |
Features [edit]
- Hidden containers: Whether hidden containers (an encrypted container (A) within another encrypted container (B) so the existence of container A can not be established)[35] can be created for deniable encryption. Note that some modes of operation like CBC with a plain IV can be more prone to watermarking attacks than others.
- Pre-boot authentication: Whether authentication can be required before booting the computer, thus allowing one to encrypt the boot disk.
- Custom authentication: Whether custom authentication mechanisms can be implemented with third-party applications.[clarification needed]
- Multiple keys: Whether an encrypted volume can have more than one active key.
- Passphrase strengthening: Whether key strengthening is used with plain text passwords to frustrate dictionary attacks, usually using PBKDF2.
- Hardware acceleration: Whether dedicated cryptographic accelerator expansion cards can be taken advantage of.
- Trusted Platform Module: Whether the implementation can use a TPM cryptoprocessor.
- Filesystems: what filesystems are supported.
- Two-factor authentication: Whether optional security tokens (hardware security modules, such as Aladdin eToken and smart cards) are supported (for example using PKCS#11)
| Name | Hidden containers | Pre-boot authentication | Custom authentication | Multiple keys | Passphrase strengthening | Hardware acceleration | TPM | Filesystems | Two-factor authentication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchiCrypt Live | Yes[36] | No | No | Yes[36][37] | No | No | No | ? | Yes[36][38] |
| BestCrypt | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[39] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Any supported by OS | Yes[40] |
| BitArmor DataControl | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | NTFS, FAT32 on non-system volumes | No |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | No | Yes[41] | Yes[42] | Yes[43] | Yes[44] | Yes | Yes[43] | Chiefly NTFS [Note 1] | Yes [Note 2] |
| Bloombase Keyparc | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| CGD | No | No | Yes[45] | Yes[46] | Yes[45] | No | No | Any supported by OS | Yes[45] |
| CenterTools DriveLock | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| Check Point Full Disk Encryption | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| CrossCrypt | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No |
| CryptArchiver | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | ? | ? |
| cryptoloop | No | Yes[47] | Yes | No | No | Yes[citation needed] | No | Any supported by OS | ? |
| DiskCryptor | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[48] | No | Any supported by OS | Yes[48] |
| DISK Protect | ? | Yes[49] | ? | Yes[49] | ? | ? | No | ? | ? |
| cryptsetup/dmsetup | No | Yes[47] | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Any supported by OS | No |
| dm-crypt/LUKS | No | Yes[47] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial[50] [Note 3] | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| DriveCrypt | Yes[51] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes |
| DriveSentry GoAnywhere 2 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| E4M | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | ? | No |
| e-Capsule Private Safe | Yes[52] | No | No | Yes[52] | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| eCryptfs | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[53] | Yes |
| FileVault | No | No | No | Two passwords[54] | Yes[54] | ? | No | HFS+, possibly others | No |
| FileVault 2 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes[55] | No | HFS+, possibly others | No |
| FREE CompuSec | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Any supported by OS | No |
| FreeOTFE | Yes | No | Yes[56] | Yes[57] | Yes | No | No | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| GBDE | No | No[58] | Yes | Yes[59] | No[59] | No[58] | No | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| GELI | No | Yes[58] | Yes | Yes[60] | Yes[60] | Yes[58] | No | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| loop-AES | No | Yes[61] | Yes[61] | Yes[61] | Yes[61] | Yes[61] | No | Any supported by OS | Yes[62] |
| McAfee Endpoint Encryption (SafeBoot) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[63] | Yes | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| n-Crypt Pro | No | No | No | No | N/A[65] | No | No | ? | ? |
| PGPDisk | No | Yes[66] | ? | Yes | Yes[67] | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Private Disk | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| R-Crypto | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Any supported by OS | ? |
| SafeGuard Easy | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[68] | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| SafeGuard Enterprise | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[68] | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| SafeGuard PrivateDisk | No | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[69] | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| SafeHouse Professional | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| Scramdisk | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | Last update to web site 2009-07-02 |
| Scramdisk 4 Linux | Yes[70] | No | No | No | Yes[70] | No | No | ext2, ext3, reiserfs, minix, ntfs, vfat/msdos | No |
| SecuBox | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | No |
| FinallySecure Enterprise (SECUDE) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes |
| SecureDoc | No | Yes[71] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Sentry 2020 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No |
| softraid / RAID C | No | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Any supported by OS | ? |
| svnd / vnconfig | No | No | No | No | Yes[72] | Yes | ? | Any supported by OS | ? |
| Symantec Endpoint Encryption | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | NTFS, FAT32 | Yes |
| TrueCrypt | Yes (limited to one per "outer" container) |
only on Windows[73] | No | yes with multiple keyfiles[74][75] | Yes | Yes | No | Any supported by OS | Yes |
| Aloaha Secure Stick | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | NTFS, FAT32 | Yes |
| Name | Hidden containers | Pre-boot authentication | Custom authentication | Multiple keys | Passphrase strengthening | Hardware acceleration | TPM | Filesystems | Two-factor authentication |
- ^ Windows 7 introduces Bitlocker-To-Go which supports NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT, however for hard drive encryption, Windows Vista and later are limited to be installable only on NTFS volumes
- ^ BitLocker can be used with a TPM PIN + external USB key for two-factor authentication
- ^ An external tool can be used to read the key from the TPM and then have the key passed on to dm-crypt/LUKS via the standard input
Layering [edit]
For more details on this topic, see Encryption layer in storage stack.
- Whole disk: Whether the whole physical disk or logical volume can be encrypted, including the partition tables and master boot record. Note that this does not imply that the encrypted disk can be used as the boot disk itself; refer to "pre-boot authentication" in the features comparison table.
- Partition: Whether individual disk partitions can be encrypted.
- File: Whether the encrypted container can be stored in a file (usually implemented as encrypted loop devices).
- Swap space: Whether the swap space (called a "pagefile" on Windows) can be encrypted individually/explicitly.
- Hibernation file: Whether the hibernation file is encrypted (if hibernation is supported).
| Name | Whole disk | Partition | File | Swap space | Hibernation file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchiCrypt Live | Yes (except for the boot volume) |
Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BestCrypt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[79] |
| BitArmor DataControl | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | Yes (except for the boot volume) |
Yes | No | Yes (parent volume is encrypted) |
Yes (parent volume is encrypted) |
| Bloombase Keyparc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| CenterTools DriveLock | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CGD | Yes | Yes | Yes[45] | Yes | No |
| Check Point Full Disk Encryption | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| CrossCrypt | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| CryptArchiver | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| cryptoloop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| DiskCryptor | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| dm-crypt | Yes | Yes | Yes[80] | Yes | Yes[81] |
| DriveCrypt | Yes | Yes[51] | Yes[51] | No | No |
| DriveSentry GoAnywhere 2 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| E4M | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| e-Capsule Private Safe | No | No | Yes[82] | No | No |
| eCryptfs | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| FileVault | No | No | Yes[54] | Yes[83][54] | Yes[83][84] |
| FileVault 2 | No | Yes[55] | No | Yes | Yes |
| FREE CompuSec | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FreeOTFE | Yes (except for the boot volume) |
Yes | Yes | No | No |
| GBDE | Yes | Yes | Yes[85] | Yes | No |
| GELI | Yes | Yes | Yes[85] | Yes | No |
| loop-AES | Yes | Yes[61] | Yes[61] | Yes[61] | Yes[61] |
| McAfee Endpoint Encryption (SafeBoot) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[86] |
| n-Crypt Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| PGPDisk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | only on Windows |
| Private Disk | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| R-Crypto | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| SafeGuard Easy | Yes | Yes | extra module | Yes | Each sector on disk is encrypted |
| SafeGuard Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Each sector on disk is encrypted |
| SafeGuard PrivateDisk | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| SafeHouse Professional | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Scramdisk | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Scramdisk 4 Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| SecuBox | No | No | Yes | N/A | No |
| FinallySecure Enterprise (SECUDE) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SecureDoc | Yes[71] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sentry 2020 | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| softraid / RAID C | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (encrypted by default in OpenBSD)[87] | No |
| svnd / vnconfig | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes (encrypted by default in OpenBSD) | ? |
| SpyProof! | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Symantec Endpoint Encryption | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TrueCrypt | Yes[88] | Yes | Yes | Yes | only on Windows[73] |
| Aloaha Secure Stick | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Cryptomill | Yes | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Name | Whole disk | Partition | File | Swap space | Hibernation file |
Modes of operation [edit]
For more details on this topic, see Disk encryption theory.
Different modes of operation supported by the software. Note that an encrypted volume can only use one mode of operation.
- CBC with predictable IVs: The CBC (cipher block chaining) mode where initialization vectors are statically derived from the sector number and are not secret; this means that IVs are re-used when overwriting a sector and the vectors can easily be guessed by an attacker, leading to watermarking attacks.
- CBC with secret IVs: The CBC mode where initialization vectors are statically derived from the encryption key and sector number. The IVs are secret, but they are re-used with overwrites. Methods for this include ESSIV and encrypted sector numbers (CGD).
- CBC with random per-sector keys: The CBC mode where random keys are generated for each sector when it is written to, thus does not exhibit the typical weaknesses of CBC with re-used initialization vectors. The individual sector keys are stored on disk and encrypted with a master key. (See GBDE for details)
- LRW: The Liskov-Rivest-Wagner tweakable narrow-block mode, a mode of operation specifically designed for disk encryption. Superseded by the more secure XTS mode due to security concerns.[89]
- XTS: XEX-based Tweaked CodeBook mode (TCB) with CipherText Stealing (CTS), the SISWG (IEEE P1619) standard for disk encryption.
| Name | CBC w/ predictable IVs | CBC w/ secret IVs | CBC w/ random per-sector keys | LRW | XTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchiCrypt Live | No | No | No | Legacy support [90] | Yes |
| BestCrypt | No | Yes | No | Yes[91] | Yes[92] |
| BitArmor DataControl | No | Yes | Plumb-IV | No | No |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | No[93] | Yes[93] | No | No | No |
| Bloombase Keyparc | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| CGD | No | Yes[94] | No | No | No |
| CenterTools DriveLock | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Check Point Full Disk Encryption | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| CrossCrypt | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| CryptArchiver | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| cryptoloop | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| DiskCryptor | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| dm-crypt | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, using *-lrw-benbi[95] | Yes, using *-xts-plain |
| DriveCrypt | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| DriveSentry GoAnywhere 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| E4M | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
| e-Capsule Private Safe | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| eCryptfs | No | Yes | ? | No | No |
| FileVault | Yes[54] | No | No | No | No |
| FileVault 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes[96] |
| FREE CompuSec | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| FreeOTFE | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| GBDE | No | No | Yes[59] | No | No |
| GELI | No | Yes[97] | No | No | Yes |
| loop-AES | single-key, multi-key-v2 modes[61] | multi-key-v3 mode[61] | No | No | No |
| McAfee Endpoint Encryption (SafeBoot) | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| n-Crypt Pro | ? | ? | No | No | No |
| PGPDisk | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Private Disk | Yes | No | Yes[citation needed] | No | No |
| R-Crypto | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SafeGuard Easy | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SafeGuard Enterprise | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SafeGuard PrivateDisk | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SafeHouse Professional | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Scramdisk | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Scramdisk 4 Linux | No | Yes[98] | No | Yes[99] | Yes[100] |
| SecuBox | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| FinallySecure Enterprise (SECUDE) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SecureDoc | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Sentry 2020 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| softraid / RAID C | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes [101] |
| svnd / vnconfig | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Symantec Endpoint Encryption | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| TrueCrypt | Legacy support [102] | No | No | Legacy support [103] | Yes [104] |
| Aloaha Secure Stick | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Name | CBC w/ predictable IVs | CBC w/ secret IVs | CBC w/ random per-sector keys | LRW | XTS |
See also [edit]
- Disk encryption software
- Disk encryption theory
- List of cryptographic file systems
- Cold boot attack
- Comparison of encrypted external drives
Notes and references [edit]
- ^ "Jetico Company Info". Jetico. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
- ^ Roland Dowdeswell (2002-10-04). "CryptoGraphic Disk". mailing list announcement. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
- ^ Original release as Protect Data Security Inc.'s "Protect!style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; " class="table-rh"|""Protect guards laptop and desktop data". Retrieved 2008-09-03.[dead link]
- ^ Company and product name change to Pointsec "Protect Data Security Inc. changes name to Pointsec Mobile Technologies Inc.". Archived from the original on 2004-08-20. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ "Check Point Completes the Offer for Protect Data with Substantial Acceptance of 87.1 Percent". Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ Sarah Dean (2004-02-10). "OTFEDB entry". Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Initial cryptoloop patches for the Linux 2.5 development kernel: http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0307.0/0348.html
- ^ dm-crypt was first included in Linux kernel version 2.6.4: http://lwn.net/Articles/75404/
- ^ Clemens Fruhwirth. "LUKS version history". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ "archived E4M documentation". Archived from the original on 2000-05-24.).
- ^ "eCryptfs". Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "FreeOTFE version history". Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ "gbde(4) man page in FreeBSD 4.11". GBDE manual page as it appeared in FreeBSD 4.11. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ "geli(8) man page in FreeBSD 6.0". GELI manual page as it first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ "McAfee Endpoint Encryption". product description. McAfee. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "PGP 6.0 Freeware released- any int'l links?". comp.security.pgp. Web link. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ "Dekart Encryption software timeline". Dekart.
- ^ "SafeGuard Easy 4.5 Technical Whitepaper". Utimaco. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "SafeGuard Enterprise Technical Whitepaper". Utimaco. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ Rebranded as ThinkVantage Client Security "ThinkVantage Technologies Deployment Guide". Lenovo. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "ScramDisk 4 Linux Releases".
- ^ "Sentry 2020 news". Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ^ OpenBSD 4.2 change notes
- ^ OpenBSD 2.8 change notes
- ^ TrueCrypt version history
- ^ "TrueCrypt License". Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ [1] PocketPC freeware release- SmartPhone beta available
- ^ a b c [2] FreeOTFE supports cryptoloop, dm-crypt/cryptsetup/dmsetup, and dm-crypt/LUKS volumes
- ^ [3] FreeOTFE4PDA supports dm-crypt/LUKS volumes
- ^ [4] libfvde supports reading FileVault2 Drive Encryption (FVDE) encrypted volumes
- ^ [5] Supports Linux volumes
- ^ "Endpoint Encryption Datasheet". McAfee. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ [6] Although TrueCrypt can be built under FreeBSD, it is not recommended to run it because of bugs and instabilities when TrueCrypt is attempted to be used
- ^ [7] Third party app allows to open containers encryptes with AES-256, SHA-512 hash and FAT file system
- ^ [8] Hidden containers description from Jetico (BestCrypt)
- ^ a b c Secret-containers and Camouflage files ArchiCrypt Live Description
- ^ Supports "Guest" keys
- ^ Using "Archicrypt Card"
- ^ Supported by the BestCrypt container format; see BestCrypt SDK
- ^ Supported by the BestCrypt Volume Encryption software
- ^ With PIN or USB key)
- ^ BitLocker Drive Encryption: Value Add Extensibility Options
- ^ a b "BitLocker Drive Encryption Technical Overview". Microsoft. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ Recovery keys only.
- ^ a b c d Roland C. Dowdeswell, John Ioannidis. "The CryptoGraphic Disk Driver" (PDF). CGD design paper. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ Federico Biancuzzi (2005-12-21). "Inside NetBSD's CGD". interview with Roland Dowdeswell. ONLamp.com. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ a b c dm-crypt and cryptoloop volumes can be mounted from the initrd before the system is booted
- ^ a b "DiskCryptor Features". Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ a b "DISK Protect 4.2 Data Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ "cryptsetup Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ a b c "DriveCrypt features". SecurStar GmbH. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ a b "Multi level access with separate access credentials, each enabling a different set of functional or logical operations". EISST Ltd. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
- ^ uses the lower filesystem (stacking)
- ^ a b c d e Jacob Appelbaum, Ralf-Philipp Weinmann (2006-12-29). Unlocking FileVault: An Analysis of Apple's disk encryption (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ a b "Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review". Ars Technica. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ FreeOTFE has a modular architecture and set of components to allow 3rd party integration
- ^ FreeOTFE allows multiple keys to mount the same container file via encrypted keyfiles
- ^ a b c d "FreeBSD Handbook: Encrypting Disk Partitions". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ a b c Poul-Henning Kamp. "GBDE - GEOM Based Disk Encryption" (PDF). GBDE design document. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ a b "geli(8) man page in FreeBSD-current". GELI manual page in current FreeBSD. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jari Ruusu. "loop-AES README file". Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ Using customization
- ^ "McAfee Endpoint Encryption". McAfee. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ^ "Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Instructions Set - Rev 3". Intel. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ^ n-Crypt Pro does not use password authentication— biometric/USB dongle authentication only
- ^ "PGP Whole Disk Encryption FAQ". PGP Corporation. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ PGP private keys are always protected by strengthened passphrases
- ^ a b "Embedded Security: Trusted Platform Module Technology Comes of Age". Utimaco. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "ThinkVantage Technologies Deployment Guide". Lenovo. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ a b For Truecrypt containers
- ^ a b "SecureDoc Product Information". WinMagic Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ optional by using -K OpenBSD Manual Pages: vnconfig(8)
- ^ a b http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/sys-encryption-supported-os.php
- ^ Although each volume encrypted with TrueCrypt can only have one active master key, it is possible to access its contents through more than one header. Each header can have a different password and/or keyfiles if any (cf. TrueCrypt FAQ: Is there a way for an administrator to reset a password when a user forgets it?)
- ^ http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=keyfiles
- ^ http://www.jetico.com/data-protection-encryption-bestcrypt-volume-encryption-enterprise/
- ^ dm-crypt can encrypt a file-based volume when used with the losetup utility included with all major Linux distributions
- ^ yes, but the user needs custom scripts: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/luks-encryption-swap-and-hibernate-627958/
- ^ Uses proprietary e-Capsule file system not exposed to the OS.
- ^ a b not technically part of FileVault, but provided by many versions of Mac OS X; can be enabled independently of FileVault
- ^ http://macmarshal.com/images/Documents/mm_wp_102.pdf
- ^ a b File-based volume encryption is possible when used with mdconfig(8) utility.
- ^ "Control Break Internation Debuts SafeBoot Version 4.27". Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ http://www.openbsd.org/plus38.html OpenBSD 3.8 change notes
- ^ yes, but not Windows UEFI-based computers with a GUID partition table (GPT): http://www.truecrypt.org/future
- ^ LRW_issue
- ^ Containers created with ArchiCrypt Live version 5 use LRW
- ^ "New features in BestCrypt version 8". Jetico. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ "New features in version 2". Jetico. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ a b Niels Fergusson (August 2006). AES-CBC + Elephant Diffuser: A Disk Encryption Algorithm for Windows Vista. Microsoft. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- ^ "man 4 cgd in NetBSD-current". NetBSD current manual page on CGD. 2006-03-11. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ Starting with Linux kernel version 2.6.20, CryptoAPI supports the LRW mode: http://lwn.net/Articles/213650/
- ^ "OS X Lion: About FileVault 2". Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ "Linux/BSD disk encryption comparison". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ^ For Scramdisk containers
- ^ For Truecrypt 4 containers
- ^ For Truecrypt 5 and 6 containers
- ^ Commit enabling AES XTS
- ^ Containers created with TrueCrypt versions 1.0 through 4.0 use CBC.
- ^ Containers created with TrueCrypt versions 4.1 through 4.3a use LRW, and support CBC for opening legacy containers only.
- ^ Containers created with TrueCrypt versions 5.0 or later use XTS, and support LRW/CBC for opening legacy containers only.
External links [edit]
- On-The-Fly Encryption: A Comparison - A much larger comparison of disk encryption software, sorted by OS
- Buyer's Guide to Full Disk Encryption - Overview of full-disk encryption, how it works, and how it differs from file-level encryption—plus an overview of leading full-disk encryption software.