How to Encrypt Files and Folders with VeraCrypt in Ubuntu

The first thing you need to do is create an encrypted volume where you will store all folders you'd like to protect.

1. Select a drive slot, and click “Create Volume.”
2. Select “Create an encrypted file container” and click “Next.”
3. Choose “Standard VeraCrypt volume.”
4. Next, you need to create a file for your encrypted volume.

1. How do I encrypt a folder in Ubuntu?
2. How do I encrypt a file in Ubuntu?
3. How do I encrypt all files in a folder?
4. How do I password protect a folder?
5. How do I secure a folder?
6. How do I encrypt a folder using VeraCrypt?
7. Can VeraCrypt be cracked?
8. What is better than VeraCrypt?
9. How do I encrypt a file with a key?
10. How do I encrypt a file?
11. How do I encrypt a file with a public key?

How do I encrypt a folder in Ubuntu?

Method 2: Lock files with Cryptkeeper

1. Cryptkeeper in Ubuntu Unity.
2. Click on New encrypted folder.
3. Name the folder and select its location.
4. Provide a password.
5. Password protected folder successfully created.
6. Access encrypted folder.
7. Enter the password.
8. Locked folder in access.

How do I encrypt a file in Ubuntu?

Using gpg, you would do the following.

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Change to the ~/Documents directory with the command cd ~/Documents.
3. Encrypt the file with the command gpg -c important. docx.
4. Enter a unique password for the file and hit Enter.
5. Verify the newly typed password by typing it again and hitting Enter.

How do I encrypt all files in a folder?

Built-in folder encryption

1. Navigate to the folder/file you want to encrypt.
2. Right click on the item. ...
3. Check Encrypt contents to secure data.
4. Click OK, then Apply.
5. Windows then asks whether you wish to encrypt the file only, or its parent folder and all the files within it as well.

How do I password protect a folder?

How To Password Protect a Folder in Windows

1. Select the file or folder you want to encrypt.
2. Right-click on that file and select “Properties” in the drop down menu.
3. On the General tab, click the Advanced button.
4. Check the box next to “Encrypt contents to secure data”
5. Click Apply and then click OK.

How do I secure a folder?

Windows 7

1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder you want to password-protect. Right-click on the folder.
2. Select Properties from the menu. ...
3. Click the Advanced button, then select Encrypt content to secure data. ...
4. Double-click the the folder to ensure you can access it.

How do I encrypt a folder using VeraCrypt?

Create an Encrypted Volume

1. Select “Create an encrypted file container” and click “Next.”
2. Choose “Standard VeraCrypt volume.”
3. Next, you need to create a file for your encrypted volume. ...
4. Navigate to the directory where you want the volume to reside, enter a name for the encrypted volume and click “Save.”

Can VeraCrypt be cracked?

No. Even if fully fledged universal practical quantum computers come into production (which is a ginormous "if" in the foreseeable future), there's still no quantum algorithm that can realistically crack 256-bit AES (or any other currently secure symmetric crypto).

What is better than VeraCrypt?

Top Alternatives to VeraCrypt

• Microsoft BitLocker.
• FileVault.
• Boxcryptor.
• DiskCryptor.
• GnuPG.
• Folder Lock.
• Cryptomator.
• ESET PROTECT Advanced.

How do I encrypt a file with a key?

Encrypting Files with Public Keys

Navigate to the file you want to encrypt and right click on it. Select “Sign and encrypt.”

How do I encrypt a file?

How to encrypt a file

1. Right-click (or press and hold) a file or folder and select Properties.
2. Select the Advanced button and select the Encrypt contents to secure data check box.
3. Select OK to close the Advanced Attributes window, select Apply, and then select OK.

How do I encrypt a file with a public key?

How to encrypt a big file using OpenSSL and someone's public key

1. Step 0) Get their public key. The other person needs to send you their public key in .pem format. ...
2. Step 1) Generate a 256 bit (32 byte) random key. openssl rand -base64 32 > key.bin.
3. Step 2) Encrypt the key. ...
4. Step 3) Actually Encrypt our large file. ...
5. Step 4) Send/Decrypt the files.