CryptoMount
CM is a framework and interface for mounting and organizing encrypted filesystems on a mobile device.
The encrypted filesystem may be located on internal memory, removeable media or remote disk.
The mounted plaintext filesystem's location is determined by user preferences, stored both on the local system and inside the encrypted filesystem.
Conflicting preferences may be resolved automatically or by user intervention.
System Requirements
Kernel 2.4 ro 2.6
FUSE
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Filesystem Structure
EncFS stores files in a standard filesystem structure, preserving directory structure and permissions in plaintext, while encrypting the names and contents of files and directories. Metadata about the encryption options and cipher is stored in a .encfs5 file in the root of the encrypted filesystem. This metadata is mostly unencrypted, as it is required for decryption.
CM adds it's own metadata file to the encrypted filesystem, containing information about what the files are and how to handle the mount operation. A separate preferences file in the user's homedir stores global options.
Name
Description
Mount Point
Conflict Resolution
Unmount Behaviour
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The Conflict Resolution option specifies what to do if the target mountpoint does not exist or contains files. Several options can be specified in a list and are tried in order.
Notify - Tell the user there was a problem and don't do anything else. This is the default.
Create - Create the mountpoint directory if it does not exist.
CreateAll - Create the mountpoint directory, and all parent directories, if they do not exist.
LayerIfUnused - Move an existing directory out of the way and create the mountpoint directory, but only if none of the files in the directory are opened and the directory is not an existing encrypted mountpoint itself.
The Unmount Behaviour option specifies what to do when the filesystem is unmounted.
Note that Replace is automatically selected in the Metadata editor screen when LayerIfUnused is selected, but may be manually de-selected by the user.
User Interface
The CM user interface has two components, a taskbar applet and a tabbed application window.
Taskbar Applet
This applet has several features:
List the mounted filesystems in a popup
Store stateful information about the mounted filesystems
Allow unmounting of filesystems by the user
Execute on-unmount commands
Automatically unmount filesystems after a timeout
Lock the display after a timeout
Application Window
The tabs in this window offer the user the ability to:
View the currently mounted filesystems
Mount a filesystem
Create a new filesystem
Modify the metadata of an unmounted filesystem
Modify global preferences
Examples
