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==Cryptographic file systems==
Cryptographic file systems are specialized (not general-purpose) file systems that are specifically designed with encryption and security in mind. They usually encrypt all the data they contain – including metadata. Instead of implementing an on-disk format and their own [[block allocation]], these file systems are often layered on top of existing file systems e.g. residing in a directory on a host file system. Many such file systems also offer advanced features, such as [[deniable encryption]], cryptographically secure read-only [[file system permissions]] and different views of the directory structure depending on the key or user ...
 
==See also==