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12-04-2007, 10:28 PM
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UbuntuUser
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Encrypting files in Linux
Is there any software in Linux which can encrypt files and folders???
I tried searching for such softwares on google but they show how to encrypt a drive, home folder, swap folder but not any other file 
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12-04-2007, 10:41 PM
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18 Till I Die............
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
Why do you want to encrypt a file or a folder?
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13-04-2007, 02:07 AM
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
Which desktop environment are you running? If you are running KDE, then all you need to do is to install kgpg and then follow its initiation wizard. It will help you in creating public/private gpg keys and a pass phrase. From then on, right click on a file and from "Actions" sub-menu choose "Encrypt File". An encrypted file with extension .asc will be created in the same folder which will be decrypted only if you enter the pass phrase and have your own private key in your key manager. I would also recommend reading kgpg handbook before starting with any kind of encryption. It is small but very helpful.
I hope that you know about the risks associated with encryption because if you lose your key pair or your pass phrase then you will lose your encrypted data as well.
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13-04-2007, 03:26 AM
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
Thats right, u can do it with "gpg"!
1. To encrypt,
a. Open terminal in ur file containing directory
b. If the file is hello.txt then command "gpg -c hello.txt"! Fill the key.
c. Ur encrypted file is "hello.txt.gpg"!
2. To decrypt it
a. Command "gpg hello.txt.gpg".
b. U may enter a new O/P file name!
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13-04-2007, 11:07 AM
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GNOME also does
GNOME's got seahorse and many other apps like gnome-scan for gpg key mgmt and data encryption.also available are nautilus file encryption/decryption scripts which does the job.
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13-04-2007, 01:57 PM
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UbuntuUser
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
I am running gnome. Actually I dont have real sensitive data but more knowledge is always great.
Will try seahorse and the gpg -c code and let you know.
thanks
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24-04-2007, 04:40 PM
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In The Zone
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
kgpg is quite gud...
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24-04-2007, 06:03 PM
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The No.1 Stupid
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
Also , I wanna know if there is a way to hide folders in Linux just the way we do in Windows via folder options.
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24-04-2007, 06:35 PM
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Google Bot
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
rename foldername to ".foldername" thru konsole..
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24-04-2007, 07:10 PM
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
^^
Wont that just simply hide it? 
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24-04-2007, 07:18 PM
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UbuntuUser
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
^^ Yes, Phenom wanted to knew that only.
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25-04-2007, 07:50 AM
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
Oh I overlooked Phenom's message, am sorry, I thought he was suggesting it to be a way of encryption here. These OSS threads need to be straight for one, there are too many problems randomly asked in a thread with some different issue. Confusing and unorganized, it is.
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25-04-2007, 12:09 PM
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The No.1 Stupid
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Re: Encrypting files in Linux
Thanx pathiks and sorry guys for messing up this thread.
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