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 ;-) -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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