Difference between Volume encryption and Shared folder encryption

Last updated on 20 Feb 2021 📧 Subscribe

I understand the Synology unit doesn’t support volume encryption, but does support encryption of shared folders. I don’t know what shared folders are in the context of NAS. Assuming data on the Synology unit is encrypted within the shared folders, and that volume-level encryption is enabled on the QNAP unit, is the Synology less secure than the QNAP, either to burglary, or via hacking?

Thanks again

 

Qnap 51+ fairly old. I would consider 51D2 as a replacement.
Qnap volume encryption is not that different then Synology folder encryption. Both methods use the same encryption technology. Instead of having everything encrypted you get only a few folders encrypted. I believe Synology knows that encrypting the entire volume reduces the performance therefore they don’t give this option.
A shared folder is a storage space you can map on your computer and will see next to your C: drive in “My computer”.
Either way, if someone steals a NAS they will need to have a key to unlock this folder.

I hope this helps.


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2 thoughts on “Difference between Volume encryption and Shared folder encryption”

  1. Can anybody help

    I’m looking at purchasing the DS420+
    How am I best encrypting the files on my laptop’s hard drive that will work with the NAS both on-site and remotely keeping all the Synology features?

    Kind Regards

    Jackie

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