Comments on: 7 Tools to Encrypt/Decrypt and Password Protect Files in Linux

By: Kanu Patel

Kanu Patel — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:10:56 +0000

I have created a UNIX encryption/decryption tool using my propitiatory RSA algorithm. Currently, I am giving it to use it free for 3 months to individuals and businesses.

By: Doug W

Doug W — Mon, 24 May 2021 19:19:59 +0000

Easily encrypt an entire directory using encfs.

By: H. Molina

H. Molina — Mon, 24 May 2021 10:04:53 +0000

In reply to Arun. You can pass the password using an environment variable, using the -pass argument:

export PASSWORD=YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE
openssl enc -pass env:PASSWORD -aes-256-cbc -in your_src_file.ext -out your_dst_file.enc

Now, in your script, you can set the environment variable, or read the password from a file. Best regards

By: Arun

Arun — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 06:43:12 +0000

HI,

Can we pass the encryption password as an option to OpenSSL without being prompted for standard input?

I would like to implement this in a script.

By: Shaheer Farooq

Shaheer Farooq — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:18:43 +0000

Thanks for sharing such a useful article. Really helps me a lot.