Windows 7 is the desktop OS leader as of February 2017 with 48.41% of the market. As Windows XP still holds 8.45%, one can say that the majority of the Windows market has chosen clear-text SMB over ...

Now, with a smaller file-sharing jump, Samba 4.1 brings Linux desktops and Macs the power to use files being offered by Windows 8.x and Windows 2012 servers using SMB 3.

Encrypting Files. To encrypt a file for yourself, you can use symmetric encryption: gpg --symmetric filename. To encrypt for someone else, use their public key: gpg --encrypt --recipient [email] ...