Comparison of Disk Encryption Software - Features

Features

  • Hidden containers: Whether hidden containers (an encrypted container (A) within another encrypted container (B) so the existence of container A can not be established) can be created for deniable encryption. Note that some modes of operation like CBC with a plain IV can be more prone to watermarking attacks than others.
  • Pre-boot authentication: Whether authentication can be required before booting the computer, thus allowing one to encrypt the boot disk.
  • Custom authentication: Whether custom authentication mechanisms can be implemented with third-party applications.
  • Multiple keys: Whether an encrypted volume can have more than one active key.
  • Passphrase strengthening: Whether key strengthening is used with plain text passwords to frustrate dictionary attacks, usually using PBKDF2.
  • Hardware acceleration: Whether dedicated cryptographic accelerator expansion cards can be taken advantage of.
  • Trusted Platform Module: Whether the implementation can use a TPM cryptoprocessor.
  • Filesystems: what filesystems are supported.
  • Two-factor authentication: Whether optional security tokens (hardware security modules, such as Aladdin eToken and smart cards) are supported (for example using PKCS#11)
Name Hidden containers Pre-boot authentication Custom authentication Multiple keys Passphrase strengthening Hardware acceleration TPM Filesystems Two-factor authentication
ArchiCrypt Live Yes No No Yes No No No ? Yes
BestCrypt Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Any supported by OS Yes
BitArmor DataControl No Yes No Yes Yes No No NTFS, FAT32 on non-system volumes No
BitLocker Drive Encryption No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Chiefly NTFS Yes
Bloombase Keyparc No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? ?
CGD No No Yes Yes Yes No No Any supported by OS Yes
CenterTools DriveLock No Yes No No Yes No No Any supported by OS Yes
Check Point Full Disk Encryption ? Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes
Conjurers Encrypter ? No ? Yes Yes No No Any supported by OS ?
CrossCrypt No No No No No No No ? No
CryptArchiver No No No No ? No No ? ?
cryptoloop No Yes Yes No No Yes No Any supported by OS ?
DiskCryptor No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Any supported by OS Yes
DISK Protect ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ?
cryptsetup/dmsetup No Yes Yes No No Yes No Any supported by OS No
dm-crypt/LUKS No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Any supported by OS Yes
DriveCrypt Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No ? Yes
DriveSentry GoAnywhere 2 No No Yes No Yes No ? Any supported by OS Yes
E4M No No No No ? No No ? No
e-Capsule Private Safe Yes No No Yes No Yes No ? ?
eCryptfs No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
FileVault No No No Two passwords Yes ? No HFS+, possibly others No
FileVault 2 No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No HFS+, possibly others No
FREE CompuSec No Yes No No No No No Any supported by OS No
FreeOTFE Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Any supported by OS Yes
GBDE No No Yes Yes No No No Any supported by OS Yes
GELI No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Any supported by OS Yes
GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No NTFS, FAT32 Yes
loop-AES No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Any supported by OS Yes
McAfee Endpoint Encryption (SafeBoot) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Any supported by OS Yes
n-Crypt Pro No No No No No No ? ?
PGPDisk No Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes
Private Disk No No No Yes Yes No No Any supported by OS Yes
R-Crypto ? No ? ? ? ? ? Any supported by OS ?
SafeGuard Easy No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Any supported by OS Yes
SafeGuard Enterprise No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Any supported by OS Yes
SafeGuard PrivateDisk No N/A No Yes Yes No Yes Any supported by OS Yes
SafeHouse Professional No No Yes Yes Yes No No Any supported by OS Yes
Scramdisk Yes No No No No No No ? Last update to web site 2009-07-02
Scramdisk 4 Linux Yes No No No Yes No No ext2, ext3, reiserfs, minix, ntfs, vfat/msdos No
SecuBox No No No No Yes No No ? No
FinallySecure Enterprise (SECUDE) No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes ? Yes
SecureDoc No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
Sentry 2020 No No No No No No No ? No
softraid / RAID C No No ? ? ? Yes ? Any supported by OS ?
svnd / vnconfig No No No No Yes Yes ? Any supported by OS ?
Symantec Endpoint Encryption No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No NTFS, FAT32 Yes
TrueCrypt Yes
(limited to one per
"outer" container)		 only on Windows No yes with multiple keyfiles Yes Yes No Any supported by OS Yes
Aloaha Secure Stick Yes No Yes Yes No No No NTFS, FAT32 Yes
Name Hidden containers Pre-boot authentication Custom authentication Multiple keys Passphrase strengthening Hardware acceleration TPM Filesystems Two-factor authentication

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