Command line decryption/encryption

Werner Koch wk at gnupg.org
Thu Jun 24 13:18:39 CEST 2021


On Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:41, john doe said:

> The executable is in the subdirectory 'bin' as 'gpg.exe'.

Which is usuallay part of the PATH.

> A better idea is to use a file that contains the passthrase if you need
> to automate d/encryption or to use the agent.

An even better idea is not to use a passphrase at all - there is no
security win with a passphrase in an automated setting.


Shalom-Salam,

   Werner

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