Date: 29th October, 2023
About and instalation of GPG (GNU Privacy Guard)#
GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard.
On Archlinux using yay: yay -S core/gnupg
Encryption / Decryprion#
Encrypt file or folder (compress the folder) (Self Encrypt):
gpg --encrypt --recipient self@self.com folfer-or-file.tar.gz
Encrypt for multiple people to decrypt:
gpg --encrypt --recipient notself@notself.com --recipient someone@example.com xyz.txt
Decrypt to terminal:
gpg --decrypt snap.xyz.gpg
Decrypt to file:
gpg --output snap_dec2 --decrypt snap.tar.gz.
Export Keys#
Export public key:
gpg --export --armor self@self.com > pubkey.asc
Export Private key:
gpg --export-secret-keys --armor self@self.com > privkey.asc
tar the keys:
tar -czvf gpg_folder.tar.gz gpg_folder
backup in cloud.
to import these keys on a new device or secure server:
gpg --import pubkey.asc
gpg --import privkey.asc
next, trust keys:
gpg --edit-key self@self.com
trust
5
quit
Encrypt Passwords using pass#
About Pass: Stores, retrieves, generates, and synchronizes passwords securely
yay -S extra/pass
pass init username@email.com
pass insert outlook
Generate complex passwords: pass generate genrate-example 30
pass insert work/company1/email