encfs encryted encfs6.xml itself
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I using EncFS, I did the following:
- I encrypted a folder using
encfs ~/.folder ~/folder
- Afterwards, I changed the password with
encfsctl passwd ~/.folder
Now, I cannot access my files anymore, because the .encfs6.xml file got encrypted itself.
Can I do anything about this? It is very urgent for me to access the files. I still have the files, know the password and also saved the encrypted .encfs6.xml file.
Any chance I can recover the files/decrypt the .encfs6.xml file?
encfs
edited 2 days ago
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asked Apr 7 '13 at 9:38
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I using EncFS, I did the following:
- I encrypted a folder using
encfs ~/.folder ~/folder
- Afterwards, I changed the password with
encfsctl passwd ~/.folder
Now, I cannot access my files anymore, because the .encfs6.xml file got encrypted itself.
Can I do anything about this? It is very urgent for me to access the files. I still have the files, know the password and also saved the encrypted .encfs6.xml file.
Any chance I can recover the files/decrypt the .encfs6.xml file?
encfs
edited 2 days ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.3k1479131
asked Apr 7 '13 at 9:38
Ice09Ice09
1011
just have to add that I am pretty sure about the file being encrypted, but I cannot prove it - it is just "scrambled" and encfs cannot read it anymore - don't know how this could happened otherwise.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:09
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I using EncFS, I did the following:
- I encrypted a folder using
encfs ~/.folder ~/folder
- Afterwards, I changed the password with
encfsctl passwd ~/.folder
Now, I cannot access my files anymore, because the .encfs6.xml file got encrypted itself.
Can I do anything about this? It is very urgent for me to access the files. I still have the files, know the password and also saved the encrypted .encfs6.xml file.
Any chance I can recover the files/decrypt the .encfs6.xml file?
encfs
edited 2 days ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.3k1479131
asked Apr 7 '13 at 9:38
Ice09Ice09
1011
I using EncFS, I did the following:
- I encrypted a folder using
encfs ~/.folder ~/folder
- Afterwards, I changed the password with
encfsctl passwd ~/.folder
Now, I cannot access my files anymore, because the .encfs6.xml file got encrypted itself.
Can I do anything about this? It is very urgent for me to access the files. I still have the files, know the password and also saved the encrypted .encfs6.xml file.
Any chance I can recover the files/decrypt the .encfs6.xml file?
encfs
encfs
edited 2 days ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.3k1479131
asked Apr 7 '13 at 9:38
Ice09Ice09
1011
edited 2 days ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.3k1479131
asked Apr 7 '13 at 9:38
Ice09Ice09
1011
edited 2 days ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.3k1479131
edited 2 days ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.3k1479131
edited 2 days ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.3k1479131
39.3k1479131
asked Apr 7 '13 at 9:38
Ice09Ice09
1011
asked Apr 7 '13 at 9:38
Ice09Ice09
1011
asked Apr 7 '13 at 9:38
Ice09Ice09
1011
1011
just have to add that I am pretty sure about the file being encrypted, but I cannot prove it - it is just "scrambled" and encfs cannot read it anymore - don't know how this could happened otherwise.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:09
add a comment |
just have to add that I am pretty sure about the file being encrypted, but I cannot prove it - it is just "scrambled" and encfs cannot read it anymore - don't know how this could happened otherwise.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:09
just have to add that I am pretty sure about the file being encrypted, but I cannot prove it - it is just "scrambled" and encfs cannot read it anymore - don't know how this could happened otherwise.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:09
just have to add that I am pretty sure about the file being encrypted, but I cannot prove it - it is just "scrambled" and encfs cannot read it anymore - don't know how this could happened otherwise.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:09
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encfs ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
fusermount -u ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
encfsctl passwd ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder
And ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder/.encfs6.xml is still not encrypted.
Probably you are doing something wrong.
answered Apr 7 '13 at 14:06
intint
48433
yes, I left out the fusermount step, which probably wasn't a good idea. However, to me it's more interesting to know if this can be fixed somehow. Of course, it makes sense to examine how this could happen. What really seems weird to me: why was the file, but not the filename encrypted? All other filenames have been encrypted as well.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:04
Even if I do not make fusermount step, everything is still fine (ArchLinux, latest encfs version). Try these steps again to prove that it is really so (not with important files, of course). And there is a very little opportunity, that unencrypted .encfs6.xml is still on hdd. Try togrepyour hdd for it, because you need only 3 parameters from this file: encodedKeyData, saltData, kdfIterations.
– int
Apr 7 '13 at 16:06
I had cryptkeeper running at the same time, because I thought encfs and cryptkeeper belonged together - as I said, I am really new to encfs etc. I am quite sure that the problem is not caused by encfs but by using it not correctly. However, it doesn't help me now... I "grep"ed without success. Is there any chance I can brute force decrypt the file - it is not really important how long it takes and probably it helps that I still have the correct password?
– Ice09
Apr 8 '13 at 7:48
It is near to impossible. But better ask in their mailing list lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/encfs-users
– int
Apr 8 '13 at 7:56
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encfs ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
fusermount -u ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
encfsctl passwd ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder
And ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder/.encfs6.xml is still not encrypted.
Probably you are doing something wrong.
answered Apr 7 '13 at 14:06
intint
48433
yes, I left out the fusermount step, which probably wasn't a good idea. However, to me it's more interesting to know if this can be fixed somehow. Of course, it makes sense to examine how this could happen. What really seems weird to me: why was the file, but not the filename encrypted? All other filenames have been encrypted as well.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:04
Even if I do not make fusermount step, everything is still fine (ArchLinux, latest encfs version). Try these steps again to prove that it is really so (not with important files, of course). And there is a very little opportunity, that unencrypted .encfs6.xml is still on hdd. Try togrepyour hdd for it, because you need only 3 parameters from this file: encodedKeyData, saltData, kdfIterations.
– int
Apr 7 '13 at 16:06
I had cryptkeeper running at the same time, because I thought encfs and cryptkeeper belonged together - as I said, I am really new to encfs etc. I am quite sure that the problem is not caused by encfs but by using it not correctly. However, it doesn't help me now... I "grep"ed without success. Is there any chance I can brute force decrypt the file - it is not really important how long it takes and probably it helps that I still have the correct password?
– Ice09
Apr 8 '13 at 7:48
It is near to impossible. But better ask in their mailing list lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/encfs-users
– int
Apr 8 '13 at 7:56
add a comment |
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encfs ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
fusermount -u ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
encfsctl passwd ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder
And ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder/.encfs6.xml is still not encrypted.
Probably you are doing something wrong.
answered Apr 7 '13 at 14:06
intint
48433
yes, I left out the fusermount step, which probably wasn't a good idea. However, to me it's more interesting to know if this can be fixed somehow. Of course, it makes sense to examine how this could happen. What really seems weird to me: why was the file, but not the filename encrypted? All other filenames have been encrypted as well.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:04
Even if I do not make fusermount step, everything is still fine (ArchLinux, latest encfs version). Try these steps again to prove that it is really so (not with important files, of course). And there is a very little opportunity, that unencrypted .encfs6.xml is still on hdd. Try togrepyour hdd for it, because you need only 3 parameters from this file: encodedKeyData, saltData, kdfIterations.
– int
Apr 7 '13 at 16:06
I had cryptkeeper running at the same time, because I thought encfs and cryptkeeper belonged together - as I said, I am really new to encfs etc. I am quite sure that the problem is not caused by encfs but by using it not correctly. However, it doesn't help me now... I "grep"ed without success. Is there any chance I can brute force decrypt the file - it is not really important how long it takes and probably it helps that I still have the correct password?
– Ice09
Apr 8 '13 at 7:48
It is near to impossible. But better ask in their mailing list lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/encfs-users
– int
Apr 8 '13 at 7:56
add a comment |
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encfs ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
fusermount -u ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
encfsctl passwd ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder
And ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder/.encfs6.xml is still not encrypted.
Probably you are doing something wrong.
answered Apr 7 '13 at 14:06
intint
48433
encfs ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
fusermount -u ~/tmp/test_encfs/folder
encfsctl passwd ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder
And ~/tmp/test_encfs/.folder/.encfs6.xml is still not encrypted.
Probably you are doing something wrong.
answered Apr 7 '13 at 14:06
intint
48433
answered Apr 7 '13 at 14:06
intint
48433
answered Apr 7 '13 at 14:06
intint
48433
answered Apr 7 '13 at 14:06
intint
48433
48433
yes, I left out the fusermount step, which probably wasn't a good idea. However, to me it's more interesting to know if this can be fixed somehow. Of course, it makes sense to examine how this could happen. What really seems weird to me: why was the file, but not the filename encrypted? All other filenames have been encrypted as well.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:04
Even if I do not make fusermount step, everything is still fine (ArchLinux, latest encfs version). Try these steps again to prove that it is really so (not with important files, of course). And there is a very little opportunity, that unencrypted .encfs6.xml is still on hdd. Try togrepyour hdd for it, because you need only 3 parameters from this file: encodedKeyData, saltData, kdfIterations.
– int
Apr 7 '13 at 16:06
I had cryptkeeper running at the same time, because I thought encfs and cryptkeeper belonged together - as I said, I am really new to encfs etc. I am quite sure that the problem is not caused by encfs but by using it not correctly. However, it doesn't help me now... I "grep"ed without success. Is there any chance I can brute force decrypt the file - it is not really important how long it takes and probably it helps that I still have the correct password?
– Ice09
Apr 8 '13 at 7:48
It is near to impossible. But better ask in their mailing list lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/encfs-users
– int
Apr 8 '13 at 7:56
add a comment |
yes, I left out the fusermount step, which probably wasn't a good idea. However, to me it's more interesting to know if this can be fixed somehow. Of course, it makes sense to examine how this could happen. What really seems weird to me: why was the file, but not the filename encrypted? All other filenames have been encrypted as well.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:04
Even if I do not make fusermount step, everything is still fine (ArchLinux, latest encfs version). Try these steps again to prove that it is really so (not with important files, of course). And there is a very little opportunity, that unencrypted .encfs6.xml is still on hdd. Try togrepyour hdd for it, because you need only 3 parameters from this file: encodedKeyData, saltData, kdfIterations.
– int
Apr 7 '13 at 16:06
I had cryptkeeper running at the same time, because I thought encfs and cryptkeeper belonged together - as I said, I am really new to encfs etc. I am quite sure that the problem is not caused by encfs but by using it not correctly. However, it doesn't help me now... I "grep"ed without success. Is there any chance I can brute force decrypt the file - it is not really important how long it takes and probably it helps that I still have the correct password?
– Ice09
Apr 8 '13 at 7:48
It is near to impossible. But better ask in their mailing list lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/encfs-users
– int
Apr 8 '13 at 7:56
yes, I left out the fusermount step, which probably wasn't a good idea. However, to me it's more interesting to know if this can be fixed somehow. Of course, it makes sense to examine how this could happen. What really seems weird to me: why was the file, but not the filename encrypted? All other filenames have been encrypted as well.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:04
yes, I left out the fusermount step, which probably wasn't a good idea. However, to me it's more interesting to know if this can be fixed somehow. Of course, it makes sense to examine how this could happen. What really seems weird to me: why was the file, but not the filename encrypted? All other filenames have been encrypted as well.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:04
Even if I do not make fusermount step, everything is still fine (ArchLinux, latest encfs version). Try these steps again to prove that it is really so (not with important files, of course). And there is a very little opportunity, that unencrypted .encfs6.xml is still on hdd. Try to
grep your hdd for it, because you need only 3 parameters from this file: encodedKeyData, saltData, kdfIterations.– int
Apr 7 '13 at 16:06
Even if I do not make fusermount step, everything is still fine (ArchLinux, latest encfs version). Try these steps again to prove that it is really so (not with important files, of course). And there is a very little opportunity, that unencrypted .encfs6.xml is still on hdd. Try to
grep your hdd for it, because you need only 3 parameters from this file: encodedKeyData, saltData, kdfIterations.– int
Apr 7 '13 at 16:06
I had cryptkeeper running at the same time, because I thought encfs and cryptkeeper belonged together - as I said, I am really new to encfs etc. I am quite sure that the problem is not caused by encfs but by using it not correctly. However, it doesn't help me now... I "grep"ed without success. Is there any chance I can brute force decrypt the file - it is not really important how long it takes and probably it helps that I still have the correct password?
– Ice09
Apr 8 '13 at 7:48
I had cryptkeeper running at the same time, because I thought encfs and cryptkeeper belonged together - as I said, I am really new to encfs etc. I am quite sure that the problem is not caused by encfs but by using it not correctly. However, it doesn't help me now... I "grep"ed without success. Is there any chance I can brute force decrypt the file - it is not really important how long it takes and probably it helps that I still have the correct password?
– Ice09
Apr 8 '13 at 7:48
It is near to impossible. But better ask in their mailing list lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/encfs-users
– int
Apr 8 '13 at 7:56
It is near to impossible. But better ask in their mailing list lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/encfs-users
– int
Apr 8 '13 at 7:56
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just have to add that I am pretty sure about the file being encrypted, but I cannot prove it - it is just "scrambled" and encfs cannot read it anymore - don't know how this could happened otherwise.
– Ice09
Apr 7 '13 at 15:09