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Cool! I usually use gpg-zip for this purpose on machines where I have gpg installed. gpg-zip --symmetric --gpg-args --cipher-algo=AES256 --output backup.tar.
by Pirate-of-SV 10y ago
Cool! I usually use gpg-zip for this purpose on machines where I have gpg installed.
gpg-zip --symmetric --gpg-args --cipher-algo=AES256 --output backup.tar.gpg file1 file2 file3
- lucaspiller 10y agoWhat do you do to keep your GPG keys safe (i.e. so you don't accidentally lose them)?
- Johnny_Brahms 10y agoin that example he is using symmetric encryption , so a password, no private key.
- stouset 10y agoSymmetric encryption is still based on secret keys, not passwords. Symmetric cryptosystems that appear to use passwords just transform them with a key derivation function into a suitable-length encryption key for the underlying cipher.