gnu privacy guard

Linux or UNIX password protect files

by nixcraft on May 15, 2006 · 2 comments

From my mailbag: Q. How do I password protect files? Linux and other Unixish oses offers strong file permissions and ACL (access control list) concept in Linux/UNIX computer security used to enforce privilege separation. However, none of them offers a password to protect files. You can use GNU gpg (GNU Privacy Guard) encryption and signing [...]

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Linux: How to Encrypt and decrypt files with a password

by nixcraft on April 8, 2005 · 27 comments

To encrypt and decrypt files with a password, use gpg command. It is an encryption and signing tool for Linux/UNIX like operating system such as FreeBSD/Solaris. GnuPG stands for GNU Privacy Guard and is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures. It [...]

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