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Date:      Wed, 26 May 2004 21:38:37 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Cordula's Web <cpghost@cordula.ws>
To:        simon.bates@utoronto.ca
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: File encryption: bdes or gpg
Message-ID:  <20040526193837.DAB7E40826@fw.farid-hajji.net>
In-Reply-To: <40B4D997.10807@utoronto.ca> (message from Simon Bates on Wed, 26 May 2004 13:53:27 -0400)
References:  <40B4A372.5020506@utoronto.ca> <40B4D997.10807@utoronto.ca>

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> >>1. bdes(1)
> >>
> >>2. gpg -c (/usr/ports/security/gnupg)
> >>
> >>3. gpg (/usr/ports/security/gnupg) with a public/private key pair for me 
> >>plus a passphrase
> > 
> > 
> > 4. gbde (on FreeBSD >= 5.X) encrypts a whole filesystem.
> > It is much easier to use than utilities that encrypt
> > single files.
> > 
> > 5. bdes/idea/gpg/... on top of gbde (storing an encrypted file
> > on an encrypted filesystem).

The openssl(1) binary can also be used to encrypt individual files
using a lot of possible ciphers. But you need to be careful with it,
because you can very easily shoot yourself in the foot ;-)

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