File Encryption

[Dave Pawson]

Hi Gus. Using symmetrical encryption I do just that
on Linux, without the GUI?

With a small bash script, you could filter out just the entry you want too.
  I currently do it with Python and their encryption, but want it for
my windows box and Linux, hence gpg.

e.g. unlock is

source lockp.sh # parameters
#usage="Usage $0  #  creates $plnfile.txt"

if [[ ! -f ${target}/${encfile} ]]
    then
    echo Unable to find  $1
    exit 2
fi

# File $1 exists, has .gpg extension, create .txt
echo "Decrypt CAST5 encrypted file $1"
echo gpg --output ${target}/${plnfile}  --decrypt ${target}/${encfile}
gpg --output ${target}/${plnfile}  --decrypt ${target}/${encfile}
ckexit gpg

echo "Created ${target}/${plnfile}"
more ${target}/${plnfile}


with params shared (encrypt / decrypt) as
# params for lock.sh and unlock.sh
source ~/bin/dpFunctions.sh
target=/apps/Dropbox/fp
plnfile=test.txt
encfile=test.gpg

nb dpfunctions are pure bash.

Let me know if you want more.

HTH

On 19 December 2014 at 22:20, Gus Zernial <gus_zernial at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm a home user of Linux. I'm looking for an encryption utility for my
> personal password file, preferably one with a graphical user interface.
>
> After initial encryption of the file with a master password, I'd like to be
> able to decrypt and display the cleartext file, using my master password,
> without destroying the underlying encrypted file. Accordingly, when I close
> the cleartext version it ceases to exist, leaving only the pre-existing
> encrypted file.
>
> With what program and/or how can I do this?
>
> Thx, Gus
>
>
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