Useful tips

How to password protect gzip files on the command line?

With openssl and tar

Encrypt

 

tar cz folder_to_encrypt | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -e > out.tar.gz.enc

 

Decrypt

 

openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -d -in out.tar.gz.enc | tar xz

 

With zip and unzip (less secure)

Encrypt

 

zip -r --encrypt archive.zip folder_to_encrypt

 

Decrypt

 

unzip archive.zip

 

Encrypt one file

Encrypt

 

openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -e -in filename.doc -out filename.enc

 

Decrypt

 

openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -d -in filename.enc -out filename.doc