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Boxcrypter uses EncFS. Combined with the vulnerabilities discussed in this audit, this is pretty bad.
by mysteriousllama 13y ago
Boxcrypter uses EncFS. Combined with the vulnerabilities discussed in this audit, this is pretty bad.
- icebraining 13y agoBoxcrypter uses EncFS. Not anymore: https://forums.boxcryptor.com/topic/opening-linux-encfs-encrypted-folder-with-boxcryptor-what-are-the-settings-for-bcencfs-to-do-so#post-5164 https://forums.boxcryptor.com/topic/opening-linux-encfs-encr...
- nieve 13y agoIs the current, non-EncFS compatible version open source for the crypto components or audited by anyone reputable? If not we don't necessarily have any reason to believe it's safer.
- tjaerv 13y agoIndeed, a priori one would have to assume it less secure than an open-source implementation that has been reviewed by experts. "We built our own" merely amounts to security through obscurity.