File-Level Encryption

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Data Security Technique
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs File Encryption
gptkbp:appliesTo Individual Files
gptkbp:benefit Facilitates Secure Sharing
Limits Data Exposure
Supports Multi-User Environments
gptkbp:category gptkb:Information_Security
Cryptography
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Full_Disk_Encryption
gptkbp:enables Granular Access Control
Selective Encryption
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label File-Level Encryption
gptkbp:implementedIn Encryption Software
Operating System Features
Third-Party Tools
gptkbp:limitation Performance Overhead
Key Management Complexity
Does Not Protect Metadata
May Be Harder to Manage at Scale
gptkbp:purpose Protect Confidentiality of Files
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:HIPAA
gptkb:PCI_DSS
gptkb:GDPR
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Transport_Layer_Security
Data-at-Rest Encryption
Folder-Level Encryption
Volume Encryption
gptkbp:requires Key Management
Encryption Key
gptkbp:software gptkb:VeraCrypt
gptkb:GnuPG
AxCrypt
BitLocker (File-level mode)
EFS (Encrypting File System)
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm gptkb:RSA
gptkb:DES
gptkb:Twofish
gptkb:AES
gptkb:Blowfish
gptkb:3DES
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cloud_Storage
gptkb:Personal_Computers
Mobile Devices
Enterprise File Systems
gptkbp:vulnerableTo malware
Key Theft
Weak Passwords
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Data_at_Rest_Encryption
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8