November 18

Linux: Encrypt a file

openssl
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -iter 1000 -in myfile.txt -out mysecurefile.txt
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -iter 1000 -d -in mysecurefile.txt -out myfile.txt

gpg
gpg –cipher-algo AES256 -c myfile.txt
gpg –output list.txt –decrypt myfile.txt.gpg


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Posted November 18, 2021 by Timothy Conrad in category "Linux

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