LUKS Alternatives

LUKS is described as 'The standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords' and is a popular Disk Encryption tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to LUKS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best LUKS alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LUKS are TrueCrypt, Picocrypt, EDS (Encrypted Data Store) and AES Crypt.

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  1. DiskCryptor icon
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    DiskCryptor is a free and open-source utility that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. Originally conceived as a replacement for DriveCrypt Plus Pack and PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE), the project aims to create the best product in its...

    59 DiskCryptor alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. LibreCrypt icon
     14 likes

    LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. eCryptfs icon
     16 likes

    The enterprise cryptographic filesystem for Linux.

    36 eCryptfs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4.  6 likes

    LUKSUS is a tool that creates an encrypted volume and filesystem on a hardrive or other storage media as well as a filecontainer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TrueCrypt
     
  5. RealCrypt icon
     7 likes

    The realcrypt application in the RPM Fusion repo is an encryption application based on truecrypt, freely available at http://www.truecrypt.org/. It differs from truecrypt in only the following ways:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. ZenCrypt icon
     3 likes

    Welcome to ZenCrypt. With this app, you can safely encrypt files, using a secure and efficient library.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  7. FileVault icon
     7 likes

    FileVault full-disk encryption uses XTS-AES-128 encryption with a 256-bit key to help prevent unauthorized access to the information on your startup disk.

    41 FileVault alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Safely encrypt sensitive data. FREE 30 DAY TRIAL.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9.  7 likes

    ProxyCrypt is a command line tool that creates encrypted volumes within a file or a hard drive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver
     
  10. Tella icon
     7 likes

    Tella is a mobile app designed to protect human rights defenders, advocates, and journalists by encrypting and hiding their sensitive data and safely uploading it to their organization's server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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