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| author | Jakob Unterwurzacher | 2021-08-24 14:05:52 +0200 |
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| committer | Jakob Unterwurzacher | 2021-08-24 14:05:52 +0200 |
| commit | 24bb28a517b1500bc1f5355083d68a152c6e7e96 (patch) | |
| tree | f2f9ccaa41c6a9dec3e5bfa118331389ae2a6cb5 /Documentation/MANPAGE.md | |
| parent | 5f1094b16438de6938009d84b67fc11a37c83867 (diff) | |
MANPAGE: add -xchacha
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diff --git a/Documentation/MANPAGE.md b/Documentation/MANPAGE.md index 6cbf9d4..b9aa51b 100644 --- a/Documentation/MANPAGE.md +++ b/Documentation/MANPAGE.md @@ -100,9 +100,11 @@ Available options for `-init` are listed below. Usually, you don't need any. Defaults are fine. #### -aessiv -Use the AES-SIV encryption mode. This is slower than GCM but is +Use the AES-SIV encryption mode. This is slower than AES-GCM but is secure with deterministic nonces as used in "-reverse" mode. +Run `gocryptfs -speed` to find out if and how much slower. + #### -deterministic-names Disable file name randomisation and creation of `gocryptfs.diriv` files. This can prevent sync conflicts conflicts when synchronising files, but @@ -142,6 +144,12 @@ Setting this to a lower value speeds up mounting and reduces its memory needs, but makes the password susceptible to brute-force attacks. The default is 16. +#### -xchacha +Use XChaCha20-Poly1305 file content encryption. This should be much faster +than AES-GCM on CPUs that lack AES acceleration. + +Run `gocryptfs -speed` to find out if and how much faster. + MOUNT OPTIONS ============= |