* file encryption options under GNU/Linux
@ Gregory Nowak
` Toby Fisher
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From: Gregory Nowak @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Hi all,
I looked at my howtos and mini-howtos directories, but didn't find any info on this. Can I use something to encrypt files under GNU/Linux? I've heard about doing something like encrypting a file as part of an mp3 file, but I don't want anything like that. I just want a stand-alone encrypted file. Is this possible, and if so, then how is it done and are there any docs on it? I used to use Mcafee fortress that came with nuts and bults for this under windblows. Thanks in advance for any help.
Greg
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread* Re: file encryption options under GNU/Linux file encryption options under GNU/Linux Gregory Nowak @ ` Toby Fisher ` Kerry Hoath ` (2 more replies) ` Charles Hallenbeck ` Igor Gueths 2 siblings, 3 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Toby Fisher @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Hi all, > > I looked at my howtos and mini-howtos directories, but didn't find any > info on this. Can I use something to encrypt files under GNU/Linux? > I've heard about doing something like encrypting a file as part of an > mp3 file, but I don't want anything like that. I just want a > stand-alone encrypted file. Is this possible, and if so, then how is > it done and are there any docs on it? I used to use Mcafee fortress > that came with nuts and bults for this under windblows. Thanks in > advance for any help. Greg Hi Greg, I'd recommend pgp, it's really secure, I mean *really* secure, go to: http://www.pgp.com/ Make sure you go to .com and not .org, hehehe, you get some community site in Texas. Also, PGP will integrate with Pine and other things, so you can send encripted files to others, once you've gsent them your key that is. The only thing is, you may want to read up on public key cryptography if you haven't done so already, neat system imho. Cheers. -- Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 ICQ: #61744808 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: file encryption options under GNU/Linux ` Toby Fisher @ ` Kerry Hoath ` Tommy Moore ` Igor Gueths 2 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Kerry Hoath @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Keep in mind that pgp is not free and that there is a free alternative called gnupg which can also integrate with pine. gnupg supports all the openpgp standards and withan optional module the old idea style keys. Debian users can simply apt-get install gnupg and get add-ons for pine. Mutt supports gnupg out of the box. Regards, Kerry. On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 05:53:02AM +0100, Toby Fisher wrote: > On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I looked at my howtos and mini-howtos directories, but didn't find any > > info on this. Can I use something to encrypt files under GNU/Linux? > > I've heard about doing something like encrypting a file as part of an > > mp3 file, but I don't want anything like that. I just want a > > stand-alone encrypted file. Is this possible, and if so, then how is > > it done and are there any docs on it? I used to use Mcafee fortress > > that came with nuts and bults for this under windblows. Thanks in > > advance for any help. Greg > > Hi Greg, > > I'd recommend pgp, it's really secure, I mean *really* secure, > go to: > http://www.pgp.com/ > Make sure you go to .com and not .org, hehehe, you get some community site > in Texas. Also, PGP will integrate with Pine and other things, so you can > send encripted files to others, once you've gsent them your key that is. > The only thing is, you may want to read up on public key cryptography if > you haven't done so already, neat system imho. > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or kerry@gotss.spice.net.au ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: file encryption options under GNU/Linux ` Toby Fisher ` Kerry Hoath @ ` Tommy Moore ` Igor Gueths 2 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Tommy Moore @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi there Greg. Also if your looking to encrypt files do a search for loopback encrypted filesystem. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: file encryption options under GNU/Linux ` Toby Fisher ` Kerry Hoath ` Tommy Moore @ ` Igor Gueths 2 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Igor Gueths @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi Greg. Sorry about the last post, but I just saw the other reply regarding pgp. In terms of the plugin, if you have Debian, there is a debianized version of the pgp plugin for pine. Hope this helps. On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Toby Fisher wrote: > On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I looked at my howtos and mini-howtos directories, but didn't find any > > info on this. Can I use something to encrypt files under GNU/Linux? > > I've heard about doing something like encrypting a file as part of an > > mp3 file, but I don't want anything like that. I just want a > > stand-alone encrypted file. Is this possible, and if so, then how is > > it done and are there any docs on it? I used to use Mcafee fortress > > that came with nuts and bults for this under windblows. Thanks in > > advance for any help. Greg > > Hi Greg, > > I'd recommend pgp, it's really secure, I mean *really* secure, > go to: > http://www.pgp.com/ > Make sure you go to .com and not .org, hehehe, you get some community site > in Texas. Also, PGP will integrate with Pine and other things, so you can > send encripted files to others, once you've gsent them your key that is. > The only thing is, you may want to read up on public key cryptography if > you haven't done so already, neat system imho. > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: file encryption options under GNU/Linux file encryption options under GNU/Linux Gregory Nowak ` Toby Fisher @ ` Charles Hallenbeck ` Igor Gueths 2 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Charles Hallenbeck @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Greg - If you do not want to go all the way with PGP, you could either use the encryption option in zip or check out the weaker caesar and rot13 programs in the BSD games directory. Chuck On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Hi all, > > I looked at my howtos and mini-howtos directories, but didn't find any info on this. Can I use something to encrypt files under GNU/Linux? I've heard about doing something like encrypting a file as part of an mp3 file, but I don't want anything like that. I just want a stand-alone encrypted file. Is this possible, and if so, then how is it done and are there any docs on it? I used to use Mcafee fortress that came with nuts and bults for this under windblows. Thanks in advance for any help. > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck The Moon is Waxing Crescent (19% of Full) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: file encryption options under GNU/Linux file encryption options under GNU/Linux Gregory Nowak ` Toby Fisher ` Charles Hallenbeck @ ` Igor Gueths 2 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread From: Igor Gueths @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: speakup Hi Greg. You can use pgp, however I forget where you can get it from. Unfortunately, I think that it is no longer supported. You might want to look around on google. On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Hi all, > > I looked at my howtos and mini-howtos directories, but didn't find any info on this. Can I use something to encrypt files under GNU/Linux? I've heard about doing something like encrypting a file as part of an mp3 file, but I don't want anything like that. I just want a stand-alone encrypted file. Is this possible, and if so, then how is it done and are there any docs on it? I used to use Mcafee fortress that came with nuts and bults for this under windblows. Thanks in advance for any help. > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
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