Usually all your files like phone numbers, love letters, bank
account data etc. are stored unencrypted on your computer's
harddisk. All the data is accessible for everyone who has access
to the harddisk. This is very bad in case someone you don't
trust gets your harddisk. E.g. a thief that steals your
notebook, or breaks into your house or company. If a thief has
access to your disk she can also read all the files that where
saved on it, no matter whether you have a login password or not
- the files are always stored unencrypted and so readable with
the right tools. This software adds a layer between the data you
save and the actual format in how the data is stored on the
harddisk. This way you need a password to access the files. This
is very easy to use without complicated configuration steps. And
it doesn't affect your usual workflow. NAS is an acronym for
Network Attached Storage. This means you have a fileserver in
your local network, that stores all your data. If you run the
CryptoNAS software on this s