EncFS
E724126
EncFS is an open-source encrypted filesystem that transparently encrypts individual files and directories, commonly implemented using FUSE on Unix-like systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EncFS canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8285172 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EncFS Context triple: [FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace), exampleUsage, EncFS]
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A.
EFS
EFS is a Windows feature that provides built-in file-level encryption to protect data stored on NTFS volumes.
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B.
Encrypting File System
Encrypting File System is a Windows feature that provides transparent file-level encryption to protect data stored on NTFS volumes.
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C.
UnionFS
UnionFS is a union file system that allows multiple directories or file systems to be transparently overlaid into a single coherent filesystem view, commonly used for layered container images.
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D.
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a Linux kernel interface and accompanying user-space library that allows non-privileged users to create and run custom filesystems without modifying kernel code.
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E.
FSE
FSE (Fast Software Encryption) is a leading international research conference focused on the design and analysis of symmetric-key cryptographic primitives and algorithms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EncFS Target entity description: EncFS is an open-source encrypted filesystem that transparently encrypts individual files and directories, commonly implemented using FUSE on Unix-like systems.
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A.
EFS
EFS is a Windows feature that provides built-in file-level encryption to protect data stored on NTFS volumes.
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B.
Encrypting File System
Encrypting File System is a Windows feature that provides transparent file-level encryption to protect data stored on NTFS volumes.
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C.
UnionFS
UnionFS is a union file system that allows multiple directories or file systems to be transparently overlaid into a single coherent filesystem view, commonly used for layered container images.
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D.
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a Linux kernel interface and accompanying user-space library that allows non-privileged users to create and run custom filesystems without modifying kernel code.
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E.
FSE
FSE (Fast Software Encryption) is a leading international research conference focused on the design and analysis of symmetric-key cryptographic primitives and algorithms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FUSE filesystem
ⓘ
encrypted filesystem ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ |
| category |
FUSE-based filesystem
ⓘ
cryptographic software ⓘ disk encryption software ⓘ |
| configurationStorage | stores configuration in .encfs6.xml file ⓘ |
| dataLocation | encrypted data stored in regular filesystem ⓘ |
| designedFor | user-space filesystem encryption ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | open source project ⓘ |
| encryptionAlgorithm |
AES
ⓘ
Blowfish ⓘ |
| encryptionGranularity |
directory-level encryption
ⓘ
per-file encryption ⓘ |
| encryptionMode | transparent encryption ⓘ |
| implementationLanguage | C++ ⓘ |
| interaction | mounted via encfs command ⓘ |
| keyDerivation | PBKDF2 ⓘ |
| licenseVersion | GPL-3.0-or-later ⓘ |
| mountsAs | virtual decrypted filesystem ⓘ |
| notRecommendedFor | highly sensitive data against strong adversaries ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| originalHostingPlatform | SourceForge ⓘ |
| plaintextExposure | plaintext visible only in mounted virtual filesystem ⓘ |
| recommendedUse | protecting data at rest against casual inspection ⓘ |
| repositoryHost | GitHub ⓘ |
| reverseModeDescription | encrypts a plaintext directory into an encrypted view ⓘ |
| securityNote | has had security audits identifying weaknesses for high-security use ⓘ |
| softwareLicense | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| stores | encrypted files in a normal directory ⓘ |
| supports |
on-the-fly decryption
ⓘ
on-the-fly encryption ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
configurable block size
ⓘ
configurable cipher algorithms ⓘ configurable filename encoding ⓘ configurable key size ⓘ cross-platform compatibility ⓘ filename encryption ⓘ integration with backup tools ⓘ multiple volumes per system ⓘ password-based encryption ⓘ per-directory configuration ⓘ reverse mode ⓘ |
| useCase |
encrypting cloud-synced folders
ⓘ
encrypting home directories ⓘ |
| uses |
FUSE
ⓘ
linked to:
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
OpenSSL ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: EncFS Description of subject: EncFS is an open-source encrypted filesystem that transparently encrypts individual files and directories, commonly implemented using FUSE on Unix-like systems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.