gpg -c option
David Shaw
dshaw@jabberwocky.com
Tue Feb 18 18:12:01 2003
On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 11:13:38AM -0500, Hakan Hekim wrote:
>
> Hi
> I want to ask some questions about -c option.
> First which algorithm does the 'gpg -c' use?
CAST5 unless you change it.
> Is there any way to define the algorithm?
Use the --cipher-algo option.
> And does output file have any special heading? It is a bit computer
> forensic question. I mean is it possible to understand whether a
> file is encrypted with using gpg or not?
Yes, you can. There is a several byte header on the data. You can of
course remove the header if you choose, but GnuPG does not do that
internally.
David
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