There are many reasons to encrypt files — even on a system that is well maintained and comparatively secure. The files may highly sensitive, contain personal information that you don’t want to share ...

How to easily encrypt/decrypt a file in Linux with gpg Your email has been sent Stop your search for an easy way to encrypt and decrypt files in Linux -- the built-in gpg tool will do the trick. No ...

gpg --armor --export jojo As you can see, gpg is fairly intelligent when trying to determine which key you want to work with. In fact, it works a lot like grep: if you give a snippet of your e-mail ...

In this guide, I will explain the options at your disposal for encrypting files using open-source software on a Linux, Mac, or Windows computer. You can then transport this digital information across ...

Like many Internet addicts, I have way too many user name/password accounts to remember: accounts on social-networking sites, rarely used logins at work, on-line banking and so on. One solution to ...

Jack Wallen shows you how to use the open source gpg to sign documents for a cost-effective way to ensure your clients the files you send them are, in fact, from you. There may be plenty of times and ...

In my last posting I took a shot at explaining the basic principles behind public-key encryption, which is the most common method for providing strong protection for email communications or any files ...