# Filesystem encryption using eCryptfs Topics: [[Linux]], [[Filesystem]], [[Security]] [eCryptfs](https://www.ecryptfs.org/) is an easy way to encrypt parts of a filesystem, for example a user's home directory. ## Changing the encryption passphrase This is necessary if the user password is used as encryption passphrase via PAM. ``` ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase /home/.ecryptfs/$USER/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase ``` --- ## Related -