To create a single encrypted file to hold secure data, click Crypt File, Create Crypt File in
the EP dialog box. Another dialog box (see Figure 18.4) appears.
Enter the path to the file to create along with its intended size. This is set to 50MB by
default. Remember that this will be just one file, holding a spreadsheet with your balance
sheets, for example. You want this file to be big enough to hold a growing file, but not so
big that it encroaches on your capability to store other files. A good rule is to estimate how
big that spreadsheet could get over the lifetime of your computer, and then double it.
SUSE recommends accepting the proposed settings for formatting and the file system type
(that is, formatting for ext3). Specify the mount point. Decide whether the crypto file
system should be mounted during boot in the fstab options. Click OK to mark this file for
creation. EP will put this file at the end of the current partition. Your encrypted file will
not be created until you click Apply at the end of the process.
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