Simple passphrase file encryption (web)
Hello,
I am looking for the functionality I had with GPGFileTool. Specifically, I simply want to encrypt a file with a passphrase. In this case, I do NOT want or need the public/private key setup. I simply want to use a passphrase to encrypt a file locally on my machine.
Does this functionality not exist in GPGTools, or am I just missing it? (Yes, I do have OpenPGP:Encrypt showing up under services, but I see no way to encrypt with only a passphrase.
Best regards,
C. Reynolds
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1 Posted by T. Cooper on 14 Dec, 2011 07:01 AM
Try the command line tool...
$ du -h GPGTools-20111127.dmg 33M GPGTools-20111127.dmg $ gpg --symmetric GPGTools-20111127.dmg $ gpg --armor --symmetric GPGTools-20111127.dmg $ du -h GPGTools-20111127.dmg 33M GPGTools-20111127.dmg 44M GPGTools-20111127.dmg.asc 33M GPGTools-20111127.dmg.gpg
The .gpg file is binary created with a symmetric cypher. The .asc file is ASCII armored output of the same symmetric cypher.
$ md5 GPGTools-20111127.dmg MD5 (GPGTools-20111127.dmg) = 75349a85c6863a3d82dc006d6bbb8062
$ rm -f GPGTools-20111127.dmg $ gpg --decrypt GPGTools-20111127.dmg.gpg > GPGTools-20111127.dmg gpg: CAST5 encrypted data
gpg: encrypted with 1 passphrase
gpg: WARNING: message was not integrity protected
$ md5 GPGTools-20111127.dmg MD5 (GPGTools-20111127.dmg) = 75349a85c6863a3d82dc006d6bbb8062
There is no man page but there is a little built in help...
$ gpg --help
Good luck,
T.Cooper
2 Posted by T. Cooper on 14 Dec, 2011 07:09 AM
Sorry about the poor formatting...
Try the command line tool...
The .gpg file is binary created with a symmetric cypher. The .asc file is ASCII armored output of the same symmetric cypher.
There is no man page but there is a little built in help...
3 Posted by Alex on 14 Dec, 2011 03:32 PM
Hi,
it's on the roadmap (see http://gpgtools.lighthouseapp.com/projects/67607/tickets/74 ) - although I'm not sure when someone will find time to implement it.
Best regards, Alex
PS: @T.Cooper: "man gpg2" ;)
Alex closed this discussion on 14 Dec, 2011 03:32 PM.