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Idea #15052: Add Right Click Option For Symmetric File Encryption With Passphrase

Written by alanbshepard70 the 31 Oct 08 at 10:36. Related project: Nautilus. Status: New
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Sometimes I just want to encrypt a file using a symmetric AES and a passphrase and don't want to hassle with keys. I'd like to see an option to encrypt a file using symmetric AES with a passphrase included in the right click menu. Symmetric decryption is already included and working so shouldn't it's counterpart be included as well?

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Written by alanbshepard70 the 31 Oct 08 at 10:36.
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Eldmannen wrote on the 31 Oct 08 at 14:28
7z supports AES encryption for file archives.

Eldmannen wrote on the 1 Nov 08 at 00:16
$ sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
$ 7z a -pMYPASSWORD007 secret.7z "/home/alice/secret"


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