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doc: encfs add file-hole pass-through doc

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Previously undocumented though file-hole pass-through has been
available in encfs since 1.4.1.
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@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ I<Standard> mode uses the following settings:
Filesystem Block Size: 1024 bytes
Filename Encoding: Block encoding with IV chaining
Unique initialization vector file headers
File holes passed through
I<Paranoia> mode uses the following settings:
Cipher: AES
@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ I<Paranoia> mode uses the following settings:
Unique initialization vector file headers
Message Authentication Code block headers
External IV Chaining
File holes passed through
In the expert / manual configuration mode, each of the above options is
configurable. Here is a list of current options with some notes about what
@ -465,6 +467,14 @@ When this is not enabled and if B<EncFS> is asked to read modified or corrupted
data, it will have no way to verify that the decoded data is what was
originally encoded.
=item I<File-hole pass-through>
Make encfs leave holes in files. If a block is read as all zeros, it will be
assumed to be a hole and will be left as 0's when read (not deciphered). This
is required if accessing encfs using the SMB protocol.
Enabled by default. Can be disabled in expert mode.
=back
=head1 Attacks