essentially cryptonite is the frontend GUI for encfs.
more of encfs:
http://www.arg0.net/encfs
market link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNzaC5jcnlwdG9uaXRlIl0.
Linux/Ubuntu users should be familiar with encfs (with various frontend GUI such as Cryptkeeper). Personally I find this is great program (in Ubuntu). Tried the one for android, still in beta but so far works well. Good alternative to Truecrypt. And those who are using Dropbox, this app has the support for that too.
Also the dev is super responsive.
Trying this out now. I love seeing apps like these as I'm in college for computer forensics.
Excellent work. The poor security model that Dropbox is using is what prompted my move to Wuala. Client-side encryption/decryption ftw.
Glad to see someone addressing DB's faulty security.
I'll check that out!
I've been using LUKS, which is basically another BestCrypy/TrueCrypt for Android. It's a little finicky though.
@agentdr8
The other alternative would be Spideroaks which has client side encryption too.
@namebrandon
Yeah, I tried LUKS, Encryption Manager (by Giraone) and Renzhi.
LUKS & Renzhi are like Truecrypt. The size is fixed in advance and it is a hassle to change the size at later date if you need more space afterwards - which can be done in Linux, but I am not so sure how you can change the size afterwards in Android though. Encryption Manager on the other hand - I am not sure how it works but it managed to screw up few of my files during decryption whilst I was experimenting with it.
Nice thing about encfs/cryptonite - the "pass-through" file system, the space/size grows as needed with no intervention from the user.
Wow, sweet! I was looking for a TrueCrypt alternative for a while...
And I don't really like SpiderOak. On desktop it's cool, but the Android app is not really good...
Cryptonite now includes TrueCrypt
The latest alpha includes a command-line version of TrueCrypt. Get it from here: https://code.google.com/p/cryptonite/downloads/list
To get started, select the "expert" tab, then click "Start root terminal".
The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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Yeah, you need to be rooted to mount the locally enrcypted volume
Apart from the encryption it gives to stuff you upload to the cloud, it protects anything sensitive that could be accessed if the phone is stolen. The big problem with having a rooted phone is that the phone is an open book for a thief with a USB cable that knows what recovery is. Android has full device encryption now, but I don't know if we will ever get a custom recovery that will work with that. I use an encfs'd textfile-based wiki (wikiandpad ) for my notes which I leave mounted while the phone is on and which obviously gets unmounted if the phone has to reboot, thus leaving it inaccessible from recovery. For the moment I don't see a better way, as any encrypted note taking apps are too inflexible for my liking. Another way might be a locked down recovery. So long as I can keep anybody from knowing my security pattern and I remember to keep adb off my notes are secure. The remaining problem is that any app with access to sdcard_rw and internet permissions can read my mounted encfs, so I would like to be able to mount the encfs on a different partition. But I think Google will come up with a fix for this soon.
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encrypted note taking apps are too inflexible.
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I agree. However, what's the next best thing at the moment since Whisper got bought out and everything from Guardian FC's? I'm looking for something convienient (quick) but has to be OpenSource...
Notecipher is a good idea but is not very good. Keepassdroid is a password store that could be pressed into service as a note taker. There is an app called mininoteviewer which is a port of Tombo and does quick encryption of individual notes.I would use Ghost Commander as root to edit your notes within /data, zip (within GC) or tar them up now and then (tar cf destination source, in th terminal or GC) and drop them in your cryptonite volume. Then share the encrypted version to Ubuntu One, which of course gets uploaded to your Ubuntu One Pictures directory. Email will work too. If you have sensitive notes it is not a good idea to have them on a fat32 sdcard.
Hi,
I have posted the Fuse kernel module for Sony Xperia Arc/Ray & others Xperia 2011 series...
It allow cryptonite to works on every ICS 4.0x ROMs (including stock)
I can't certify it will works on others models but u can try... if it doesn't works, module will refuse to load... So, there is no risk.
my post :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752870
Regards.
Sekhen.
dabl8 said:
The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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I'm using dropsync for this with a one-way download from cloud to sdcard. It can be setup to do a full 2-way mirror if you are intending to edit files on-the-go.
Yes, I have root and presume that is necessary for mounting the encrypted volume.
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dabl8 said:
Notecipher is a good idea but is not very good. Keepassdroid is a password store that could be pressed into service as a note taker. There is an app called mininoteviewer which is a port of Tombo and does quick encryption of individual notes.I would use Ghost Commander as root to edit your notes within /data, zip (within GC) or tar them up now and then (tar cf destination source, in th terminal or GC) and drop them in your cryptonite volume. Then share the encrypted version to Ubuntu One, which of course gets uploaded to your Ubuntu One Pictures directory. Email will work too. If you have sensitive notes it is not a good idea to have them on a fat32 sdcard.
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I sync my Keepassdroid db to cloud storage where it is encrypted with encFS.
Boxcryptor gets me access to it by handling the decryption seamlessly.
Both tools are available on Ubuntu (Cryptkeeper instead of Boxcryptor), Windows and Android so I've got access to all my passwords everywhere I go.
The really nice part is I have made all of the passwords long and complex, I don't even know them, only my keepass db and also email account which can be used to reset the accounts if something goes horribly wrong. And I augment security on that with the Google Authenticator tool that I have on both phone and tablet.
I'm very happy with the setup now and recommend it.:good:
As far as I can tell dropbox for android doesnt make a mount point like it does on a PC, but the function is there. Could android be tricked into doing this?
Hello, i a, looking for for something like this aswell. The only posibility i know is dropsync, but this mirrors the dropbox to the local storage... It would be great to be able to Mount the dropbox like a network drive
Es file Explorer can add your dropbox folder as a share in its app. Actually it supports GDrive and Box too...
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Es file Explorer can add your dropbox folder as a share in its app. Actually it supports GDrive and Box too...
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Yes but the share in not available to other apps as if it were mounted as another external SD drive. I want to use an encryption software but I need to point it to the encrypted file. For that the dropbox folder needs to look like an android system folder.
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Yes but the share in not available to other apps as if it were mounted as another external SD drive. I want to use an encryption software but I need to point it to the encrypted file. For that the dropbox folder needs to look like an android system folder.
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I have been looking for something similar. so far, (apart from apps like es file explorer) the closest i have found is [puts on protective suit] this
https ://github.com/arekzb/dropfuse
now - yes, I know that it is linux and not android, but given the similiarities in the systems (ducks flaming posts), it may server as a planning base for a (much smarter/more knowledgeable) person to expand upon.
My thoughts (possibly invalid) would be that the mount point could be created at/after(?) boot via some sort of script - not sure if this is even possible, but if it could be done, you could then potentially modify for other storage services.
Purpose's could be to - stream media, store files for online viewing/editing/reading etc...
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update - just tested and have not got it working on my ubuntu system - possibly due to a backend dropbox change (or just me not being able to follow instructions)
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okay - so tried again and it works (for ubuntu) - help read instructions and google - works wonders
needed to install setuptools and pyquery, and it only works while the terminal window is open (there may be a way to run as a service or something - but not checked yet).
so all good - so far.
Did some checking and there is python for Android around, so am thinking (once i get a chance) I will try to see if i can emulate the linux success.....
Great for Ubuntu, any chance for Android
Hi xda,
I got my Nexus 4 last week. I'm really happy with it and paranoid-android except for one missing feature. The good old USB-Connection. I've read a lot of articles and post and I know the reason is that it is physically impossible to mount only a part of a partition.
MTP is also no use for me because it doesn't work on any Linux I've tried without installing and configuring it. What does work is the PTP-Connection. The only disadvantage I see is that I can only access the DCIM folder on the emulated sdcard. Wouldn't it be possible to modify the PTP-Connection so that I can access the whole sdcard?
Of course I'm very interested in other solutions too if there are any...
kind regards & thanks in advance
Hubi
no one?
It really pisses me off....
I want to mount my sdcard from a linux systems without root... putting everything into the DCIM folder isn't really a nice solution...
Why didn't android think of linux-users ???
cheers
hubi <-- a disappointed android and linux user
I have a NAS (Samba share) which I would really like my phone's file system to be able to hook into whenever I am within wifi range. Ideally it should auto-mount the network share at boot up.
I have got ES Explorer and I can browse the Samba share, but if I want to watch a video for example, it needs to cache the entire file locally before it starts playing. I just want seamless integration by mounting the share so that my device sees it just like any other sdcard or internal memory. I have mounted shares on Windows and Ubuntu before, but can't seem to find any guides for doing the same on Android. The only stuff I could find was outdated and referred to Cifs Modules and Mount Manager, neither of which seem to be hosted anywhere reliable anymore.
I am running rooted MIUI Marshmallow if that matters.
wow... no replies. this makes me wonder if its even possible. has no-one tried to do this recently?
Did you find an easy solution?
I really want to do this too, but it seems you have to install apps to mount, and yes, I too realised that it was copying the files on the phone before playing.
I thought the whole point of streaming from a network share was to not use up space on the phone.
Anyway, I have used a sony xperia z1 and in its options, it lets you mount a network share as a local folder, so then any app see it as one, I wonder how it can be done in other OS like marshmallow?
Im using CM13 btw.
Hello,
I'm considering purchasing the Samsung Chromebook Plus when it gets released and I don't to get anything wrong considering I live in the EU and will be importing it from the USA shall I decide to make this purchase. What finally pushed to towards purchasing a Chromebook is Android Apps and Play Store availability. However, as I understand, the only folder Chrome OS and Android actually have in common and can both access in the Downloads folder, which means no access to microSD card. In any case, if a purchase a chromebook, I plan to put it in Developer Mode, for multiple reasons among which is the ability to install a APK. My question is : is it possible, when in Dev Mode, to create a symlink (the way you create a symlink in *NIX systems) in the Downloads folder that leads to the microSD card and access the external storage from Android Apps (one of the main reason I want to do that is sync Dropbox and OneDrive files to the microSD) ? I thought I read it was possible sometimes in late 2016 but I can't seem to find it anymore.
Thanks in advance for your help.
There's a way to mount it as read only: http://nolirium.blogspot.com/2016/12/making-sd-card-content-accessible-to.html
Or if you get root within the android application it may work: http://nolirium.blogspot.com/2016/12/android-on-chrome-os-rooting-shell.html
Wow thanks! That's not even very difficult (at least for read access). Only problem is when suspending. Maybe that could be solved by automating the process!
Do you know if it is possible to manually mount ext4 sd cards in chrome os ? I just thought you might be unable to write due to folder ownership but maybe setting it manually would help.
Do you what the unix username of Android user is ?
EDIT: there is so little information about it that I believe I'll have to try it out myself