On 3.7.2018 13:27, Philip Webb wrote: > 180703 Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 03, 2018 at 05:47:22AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: >>> I have a couple of small files which need to be encrypted : >>> one is simple text ( .txt ), the other a spreadsheet ( .ods ). >>> I haven't used encryption like this before : what do others use ? >> I have used `gpg' to do this before: >> # Encrypt with a passphrase >> gpg -c <file> >> # Decrypt >> gpg -d <file>.gpg >> I do have some files I keep encrypted locally >> that I use `gpg' to encrypt/decrypt, but with my personal key pair. >> For that, I use a vim plugin [1] that transparently decrypts to `/tmp', >> lets me edit and then saves back to the original file. >> This prevents the decrypted contents from ever being on my hard drive, >> as I have `/tmp' mounted as tmpfs. > Thanks, that's very helpful except that you forgot to append [1] (smile). > > I don't need to encrypt the files locally, > but do need to when I create copies to up-load as off-site back-ups. > > Does anyone else have a useful suggestion ? > Hi,
there is "reverse" encfs if there are more files to encrypt for backup. encfs --reverse ~/dir /tmp/dir It will encrypt original files on fly as you read /tmp/dir. I used this before (now I backup with duplicity). S PS: link to arch page with some more info https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EncFS#Encrypted_backup
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