Ask HN: CLI Tool for File Encryption?

• rage

  36 2,317 9.1 Rust

  A simple, secure and modern file encryption tool (and Rust library) with small explicit keys, no config options, and UNIX-style composability.

age author here. Different tools can definitely be better for different use cases, but do you mind me asking what made that tool feel more well defined than age?

age has a stable spec [0] and an alternative implementation in Rust [1] based on the spec with extensive interop tests.

If that’s just not visible, I’d be interested in how to fix that appearance, too!

[0]: https://age-encryption.org/v1

[1]: https://github.com/str4d/rage

• age

  213 15,298 4.9 Go

  A simple, modern and secure encryption tool (and Go library) with small explicit keys, no config options, and UNIX-style composability.

I recently came across sigtool[1] which on the surface looks like a slightly more well defined tool/format for encryption than age[2].

And they both attempt to be simpler, more modern than gnupg[3] and easier to use than eg: openssl[4].

Which tool do you use/recommend for encrypting files, and why?

My primary use case is for backups - but interested in other use-cases as well.

[1] https://github.com/opencoff/sigtool

[2] https://github.com/FiloSottile/age

[3] https://gnupg.org/

[4] https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Enc

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• sigtool

  1 82 5.5 Go

  Ed25519 signing, verification and encryption, decryption for arbitary files; like OpenBSD signifiy but with more functionality and written in Golang - only easier and simpler

I recently came across sigtool[1] which on the surface looks like a slightly more well defined tool/format for encryption than age[2].

And they both attempt to be simpler, more modern than gnupg[3] and easier to use than eg: openssl[4].

Which tool do you use/recommend for encrypting files, and why?

My primary use case is for backups - but interested in other use-cases as well.

[1] https://github.com/opencoff/sigtool

[2] https://github.com/FiloSottile/age

[3] https://gnupg.org/

[4] https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Enc

• ansible-role-host-backup

  1 4 10.0

  Host backup role for linux with GPG encryption and upload to S3

GPG, I just plug this into my server and is done https://github.com/opsxcq/ansible-role-host-backup

• restic

  357 23,766 9.7 Go

  Fast, secure, efficient backup program

  

Not sure if you are looking to single-file backups or an actual backup solution that includes good encryption. I have very good experience with restic (https://restic.net/), which encrypts all backups. It would be a bit too cumbersome for single-file use, though.

• turnstile

  4 5 1.6 Rust

  One way encryption. (by fadedbee)

• age-plugin-yubikey

  11 497 5.5 Rust

  YubiKey plugin for age

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