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eCryptfs
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<p>eCryptfs (<i>enterprise cryptographic filesystem</i>) is a package of <a href="/facts/Disk_encryption_software/AxhTMVE4">disk encryption software</a> for <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>. Its implementation is a <a href="/facts/POSIX/mQkSt234">POSIX</a>-compliant <a href="/facts/Filesystem-level_encryption/gaC3U82m">filesystem-level</a> <a href="/facts/Encryption/16q29Fdv">encryption</a> layer, aiming to offer functionality similar to that of <a href="/facts/GnuPG/EqmGmx7V">GnuPG</a> at the <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> level, and has been part of the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a> since version 2.6.19. </p>