EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 26 MIN
Dirlock: a new tool to manage encrypted filesystems (asg2025)
from Chaos Computer Club - recent events feed (high quality) · host Alberto Garcia
In the Linux world there are several tools and technologies to encrypt data on a hard drive, most falling into one of two categories: block device encryption (like LUKS) or stacked filesystem encryption (like EncFs or gocryptfs). This presentation will introduce Dirlock, a new tool that belongs to a third category: native filesystem encryption, using the kernel's fscrypt API. Dirlock is currently being developed and its aim is to provide a flexible way to encrypt files, suitable for both user accounts and arbitrary directories, with full PAM integration, support for hardware-backed mechanisms such as FIDO2 or TPM and with a D-Bus API for easy management. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de/ about this event: https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2025/talk/AAWNQT/
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In the Linux world there are several tools and technologies to encrypt data on a hard drive, most falling into one of two categories: block device encryption (like LUKS) or stacked filesystem encryption (like EncFs or gocryptfs). This presentation will introduce Dirlock, a new tool that belongs to a third category: native filesystem encryption, using the kernel's fscrypt API. Dirlock is currently being developed and its aim is to provide a flexible way to encrypt files, suitable for both user accounts and arbitrary directories, with full PAM integration, support for hardware-backed mechanisms such as FIDO2 or TPM and with a D-Bus API for easy management. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de/ about this event: https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2025/talk/AAWNQT/
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