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| + | = Conventional File Systems = | ||
| + | ; [[HFS]] | ||
| + | : Used by [[Apple]] systems, it has been succeed by [[HFS Plus|HFS+]]. | ||
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| + | ; [[ffs]] | ||
| + | : The '''Fast File System''', a variant of [[ufs]] that is faster and supports [[symbolic link]]s. | ||
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| + | ; [[ext2]], [[ext3]] | ||
| + | : ext2 was introduced with [[Linux]]. ext3 is a journaled version of ext2 which allows for speedy disk recovery after a crash. | ||
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| + | ; [[reiserfs]] | ||
| + | : A journaling filesystem for Linux. | ||
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| + | ; [[FAT]] | ||
| + | : Originally used by [[MS-DOS]]. Includes [[FAT12]] (for floppy disks), [[FAT16]] and [[FAT32]]. | ||
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| + | ; [[NTFS]] | ||
| + | : The '''New Technology File System''', introduced by [[Microsoft]] with [[Windows NT]] 4.0. Now used on [[Windows XP]]. | ||
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| + | ; [[ufs]] | ||
| + | : The '''Unix File System''', introduced with [[Unix]]. | ||
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| + | = Cryptographic File Systems = | ||
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| + | '''Cryptographic file systems''' encrypt information before it is stored on the media. Some of these file systems store encrypted files directly. Others are better thought of as device drivers, which are then used to store some of the file systems discussed above. | ||
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| + | ; [[File Vault]] | ||
| + | : A clever user interface to [[Apple]]'s encrypted disk images. Uses the ".sparseimage" extension on disk files. | ||
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| + | ; [[CFS]] | ||
| + | : Matt Blaze's '''Cryptographic File System''' for [[Unix]]. | ||
| + | : http://www.crypto.com/papers/cfskey.pdf Key Management in an Encrypting File System], Matt Blaze, USENIX Summer 1994 Technical Conference, Boston, MA, June 1994. | ||
| + | : http://www.crypto.com/papers/cfs.pdf A Cryptographic File System for Unix], Matt Blaze, Proceedings of the First ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, Fairfax, VA, November 1993. | ||
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| + | ; [[NCryptfs]] | ||
| + | : http://www.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu/docs/ncryptfs/ncryptfs.pdf NCryptfs: A Secure and Convenient Cryptographic File System], Charles P. Wright, Michael C. Martino, and Erez Zadok, Stony Brook University ,USENIX 2003 Annual Technical Conference. | ||
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| + | ; [[TCFS]] | ||
| + | : '''Transparent Cryptographic File System'''. | ||
| + | : http://www.tcfs.it/ | ||
| + | : http://www.tcfs.it/docs/tcfs.ps | ||
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| + | ; [[SFS]] | ||
| + | : '''Secure File System'''. | ||
| + | : http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~rebel/sfs/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | See also [[Full Disk Encryption]], which are disk- or applicance-based cryptographic file systems. | ||
= External Links = | = External Links = | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 16 April 2006
Conventional File Systems
- ffs
- The Fast File System, a variant of ufs that is faster and supports symbolic links.
- ext2, ext3
- ext2 was introduced with Linux. ext3 is a journaled version of ext2 which allows for speedy disk recovery after a crash.
- reiserfs
- A journaling filesystem for Linux.
- NTFS
- The New Technology File System, introduced by Microsoft with Windows NT 4.0. Now used on Windows XP.
Cryptographic File Systems
Cryptographic file systems encrypt information before it is stored on the media. Some of these file systems store encrypted files directly. Others are better thought of as device drivers, which are then used to store some of the file systems discussed above.
- File Vault
- A clever user interface to Apple's encrypted disk images. Uses the ".sparseimage" extension on disk files.
- CFS
- Matt Blaze's Cryptographic File System for Unix.
- http://www.crypto.com/papers/cfskey.pdf Key Management in an Encrypting File System], Matt Blaze, USENIX Summer 1994 Technical Conference, Boston, MA, June 1994.
- http://www.crypto.com/papers/cfs.pdf A Cryptographic File System for Unix], Matt Blaze, Proceedings of the First ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, Fairfax, VA, November 1993.
- NCryptfs
- http://www.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu/docs/ncryptfs/ncryptfs.pdf NCryptfs: A Secure and Convenient Cryptographic File System], Charles P. Wright, Michael C. Martino, and Erez Zadok, Stony Brook University ,USENIX 2003 Annual Technical Conference.
- TCFS
- Transparent Cryptographic File System.
- http://www.tcfs.it/
- http://www.tcfs.it/docs/tcfs.ps
- SFS
- Secure File System.
- http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~rebel/sfs/
See also Full Disk Encryption, which are disk- or applicance-based cryptographic file systems.
