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diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 272376c..3376091 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ gocryptfs - simple. secure. fast. gocryptfs uses file-based encryption that is implemented as a mountable FUSE filesystem. -Each file in gocryptfs is stored one corresponding encrypted files on the hard disk. The +Each file in gocryptfs is stored one corresponding encrypted file on +the hard disk. The screenshot below shows a mounted gocryptfs filesystem (left) and the encrypted files (right). @@ -19,18 +20,24 @@ by the available disk space. This project was inspired by EncFS and strives to fix its security issues while providing good performance, see the [Comparison](comparison#performance) page for benchmarks. + The [Security](security) page details gocryptfs's cryptographic design. The highlights are: Scrypt password hashing, GCM encryption for all file contents, EME wide-block encryption for file names with a per-directory IV. -gocryptfs is a young project. While bugs in any software can cause issues, -bugs in encryption software can cause catastrophic data loss. Keep a backup -of your gocryptfs filesystem *and* store a copy of your master key (printed -on mount) in a safe place. +gocryptfs has reached version 1.0 on Jul 17, 2016. It has gone through +hours and hours of stress (fsstress, extractloop.bash) and correctness +testing (xfstests). It is now considered ready for general consumption. + +The old principle still applies: Important data should have a backup. +Also, keep a copy of your master key (printed on mount) in a safe place. +This allows you to access the data even if the gocryptfs.conf config +file is damaged or you lose the password. -Only Linux is supported at the moment. Help is wanted for a Mac OS X port, -please chime in in the ["Mac OS X support" ticket](https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs/issues/15) +Only Linux is fully supported at the moment. OSX support is experimental +but seems to mostly work. please chime in in the +["Mac OS X support" ticket](https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs/issues/15) if you are interested. gocryptfs is, and always will be, free software. |