[Cialug] encrypting a file

ewenix at raccoon.com ewenix at raccoon.com
Fri Apr 17 16:32:10 CDT 2009


> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Colin Burnett <cmlburnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>>> Hi, I have two people that I occassionally send sensitive information
>>> to. Well, more than that but these two are special because they're not
>>> computer geeks in any way.
>>

You *can* use gpg to create an encrypted file that only requires a passphrase
using the --symmetric option, but I'm not sure how well non-tech people
handle the decryption. You could write up some good instructions with screenshots.

-Jeff


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