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Ask HN: How do you encrypt your personal files / documents?

7 points by zabana ↗ HN
I keep a personal journal which I store in a hidden folder to keep it private (ie away from non-advanced linux users) but I would like to be able to actually encrypt them so I'm the only one to have access to them in future.

What do you usually use for such purpose ? As I mentioned in the paragraph above, I'm on Linux.

Thanks in advance !

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muzuq
I personally use DiskCryptor, but I am not super up-to-date on the best programs for encryption/decryption.

DiskCryptor does the job for me. Easy to use, open source.

hvo
I am not sure you actually read what the OP asked for.He/She talked about Linux.

DiskCryptor is only available for Windows(0)

To OP,you may check out LUKS(Linux Unified Key Setup)(1).

(0)https://diskcryptor.net/wiki/FAQ

(1) https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup

zabana
Thanks a lot for these recommendations, I will look into both of them !
muzuq
Or I read the question, and mistakenly assumed DiskCryptor worked with Linux without confirming.

Oops.

atmosx
I encrypt lots of things. I use the following: To encrypt directories cryptsetup and encfs on linux, dmg on mac, geli on freebsd and git-crypt with private bitbucket repos for docs that I'd like to have a history log (commits).

I think that in your case, you could take a look at git-crypt, but make sure you understand what is encrypted and what is not. Also make sure you don't push before git-crypt lock. A bash prompt changing colours might be handy.

CyberCatMeow
On Linux, you can encrypt your drives using LUKS and cryptsetup. If you want to encrypt single files, you can use gpg2 (with a password, or with a keyfile)
dgranda
With GPG's symmetric encryption ($ gpg -c <filename>) you just need a passphrase (no keys involved)
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mcgrath_sh
I use Cryptomator. https://cryptomator.org

I'm not sure of the program's technical specs, but it is multi-platform, available on mobile, and is easy to use. I am able to have a shared set of secured documents with various non-technical family members. I'm not overly worried about the Goverment having my files and I feel it is good enough to keep Dropbox and other hypothetical 3rd parties from my most sensitive documents.