File encryption

24.04.2

fscrypt is available for encrypting directories on ext4 filesystems, but it is not officially supported.

22.04.5

fscrypt is available for encrypting directories on ext4 filesystems, but it is not officially supported.

20.04.6

fscrypt is available for encrypting directories on ext4 filesystems, but it is not officially supported.

18.04.6

We no longer support Encrypted Home directories.

We no longer support Encrypted Private directories using eCryptfs.

fscrypt is available for encrypting directories on ext4 filesystems, but it is not officially supported.

16.04.7

We support Encrypted Home directories.

We support Encrypted Private directories using eCryptfs.

14.04.6

We support Encrypted Home directories.

We support Encrypted Private directories using eCryptfs.

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) introduced Encrypted Private directories using eCryptfs, allowing users to store sensitive data securely.

• Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) introduced Encrypted Home directories.

• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) dropped support for Encrypted Private and Encrypted Home directories.

• You can still set up encrypted directories manually using ecryptfs-setup-private.