I removed this sentence from my previous comment to parent: From a layman's perspective, I should think the encfs authors came away from that analysis with a f

I removed this sentence from my previous comment to parent: From a layman's perspective, I should think the encfs authors came away from that analysis with a feeling of achievement: to have been audited (however quickly) and yet to live. If the above (grand-parent) is the worst tptacek says about encfs, I would argue that you are in decent shape.