I found a solution from a Linux forum where I downloaded the distribution and implemented it successfully. It's working well. Thanks for the follow-up.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Fernando Cassia [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:24 PM > To: Community mailing list of VirtualBox users > Subject: Re: [VBox-users] encryption > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:16 PM, John A. Wallace <[email protected]> > wrote: > > r full disk encryption of a VM file system > > Well, if your host is Linux you could use ecryptfs on the host > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECryptfs > ...but it´s not very user friendly to configure. > > I recommend instead to use EncFS that does the same and you can make > things easy with the "Cryptkeeper" GUI... > > From the Archlinux wiki: > "EncFS is a userspace stackable cryptographic file-system similar to > eCryptfs, and aims to secure data with the minimum hassle. It uses FUSE > to mount an encrypted directory onto another directory specified by the > user. It does not use a loopback system like some other comparable > systems such as TrueCrypt and dm-crypt. > > EncFS is definetely the simplest software if you want to try disk > encryption on Linux. " > > "eCryptFS is implemented in kernelspace and therefore little bit harder > to configure. (...) EncFS this is not the case, because EncFS is > storing these informations in it's signature so you do not have to > remember anything (except the passphrase :-)." > > See the cryptkeeper gui and you´ll see how easy it is > http://tom.noflag.org.uk/cryptkeeper.html > > Disclaimer: never tried it for VBox containers, yet I see no reason why > it shouldn´t work. > > FC > PS: On Windows hosts... there´s the NTFS encryption features > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308989 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypting_File_System > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware threats. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community- > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
