I recently discovered about the EFS (Encrypting File System) feature on Windows and so far I liked what it had to offer; with just a few clicks the file(s) are encrypted and aren’t accessible even when using a Linux live USB to access the file system outside of Windows.
However, it has one downside which is that the file names are not encrypted. So while the contents might be inaccessible, even a remotely descriptive file name would give a hint as to what the file could be.
Now I’m looking for a way to be able to do what EFS does with the additional step that when the file is viewed from outside of Windows, the file name is unrecognizable. I could be wrong but I think that’s what BitLocker does except it encrypts the whole drive which is not what I want. I just want it to apply to a handful of folders/files.
I’ve considered solutions like VeraCrypt but that goes over my initial point of it being seamlessly integrated into Windows when I have to mount a separate drive from a file instead of just right clicking a folder anywhere on the system and not worry about passwords or certificates as long as I’m logged in to my user account.
Does such a thing even exist?
