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Look how far we have come...we use a encrypted container to protect a text-file, let's talk about software bloat. What about "gpg --encrypt"?

• mikae1 3y ago
  Great solution if didn’t use a smartphone.
  • worksonmine 3y ago
    GPG was suggested as an alternative to: > Keep a 50 megabyte encrypted container around for it. Mount, export, unmount Which of the options do you think would be easier to work with on your smartphone? The are many PGP implementations for smartphones in the case you have to recover. Just move the file.
    • Canada 3y ago
      People who only use smartphones are just screwed anyway.
• FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  Insert infamous HN comment on how Dropbox will never succeed because you can do the same with git and a linux shared folder.
  • BSDobelix 3y ago
    What is easier to use? A container or a single command? What is faster to setup? A container or your already installed command? What is easier to move and more portable? Your container or a pgp encrypted file? Do you move your encrypted file into Dropbox or your encrypted container? ;)
    • patch_cable 3y ago
      When the single command is gpg, I’m not so sure…
      • BSDobelix 3y ago
        But still better then tar :)
    • Canada 3y ago
      The container is easier. Veracrypt container DOS formatted is easier and more portable than GPG.
      • BSDobelix 3y ago
        Look you have to be more precise everyone was thinking you're talking about Docker/Podman. >>and more portable than GPG. LLM's have hallucination too ;)
        • Canada 3y ago
          Haha, I didn't even think of that