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How does gpg know what cipher algorithm is needed for decryption?
I am using gpg to make encrypt a tar.gz.
My first try uses --verbose --symmetric and then the decryption is done with ...
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In GnuPG, what's the difference between --s2k-cipher-algo and --cipher-algo? [duplicate]
I want to change some encryption options while using GnuPG to encrypt a file symmetrically.
1) However, for choosing the cipher algorithm, GnuPG has two commands and I don't know which one to use.
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Best practices when encrypting a file with three different ciphers [closed]
I have some files that contain important information, so I want to encrypt them by the most secure encryption method possible.
I've read countless StackExchange answers on similar questions and some ...
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Which symmetric algorithm should I use for storing files in untrusted servers?
I have gigabites of files, which I have to backup. I have some servers for storing this files. But these servers are untrusted. So I need to encrypt files, then backup files. When my PC breaks down, ...
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AES file encryption with PBKDF2. Safe parameters?
I'm developing an application that will use public key authentication to contact some webservice. So the user has his keypair on his computer, and I want that file to be encrypted using AES with a key ...
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Is this a good way to encrypt a file?
I need to encrypt a file, distribute it over an insecure channel, and decrypt it later. Using a symmetric-key algorithm. Here's what I intend to do:
Get a password P from the user. Generate a 16-byte ...
