I usually use Age, I’d like to hear your opinions.
If it is full disk encryption or for file containers I plan to update regularly, VeraCrypt. It’s quite capable and has quite a number of encryption options.
For individual file or folder encryption, 7zip. It’s a very straightforward program that is worth having installed given how much good of an all-round zip program it is.
I’ve used VeraCrypt successfully to encrypt volumes/folders.
It’s worked great for me, although I recently started encountering issues accessing files but it seems the problem is with my external and not with the encryption method. Hopefully I can recover those files someday. Backup your backups and then backup again.
I use GPG if there’s just like a single file I need to encrypt. When I have to sync an entire folder to the cloud though, I use Cryptomator. I have also used VeraCrypt before, as well as TrueCrypt back in the days.
tar | gpg.I’m pretty sure there are “better” ways. Can someone please recommend?
Right now, GnuPG is absolutely safest for individual files. There’s no age client for Android, and while I like it, I am allergic to encryption systems without a robust ecosystem.
Someone else just pointed out that DroidFS can read gocryptsfs directories, which greatly expands my confidence in gocryptsfs - which is my preferred short term directory solution. For archival purposes, though, tar+gpg is the only thing I trust to be available and working in a decade.
Agreed. Whenever I encrypt stuff in bulk, I usually do it purely for archiving purposes and tar seems to be the most battle-tested archiving thingie
7zip for quick encryption of individual files. Veracrypt for portability of a large number of files.
DroidFS on phone and sync the folder with laptop using Syncthing. On laptop I use whatever can decrypt gocryptfs.
Why do you use age? I’ve heard of it before but never used it.
I’ve heard it recommended and I’ve never had a problem with it.
Tbh man, I use 7zip. I mean I know it’s not all that secure from law enforcement or anything because with the quantum shit going on they’re gonna break that in no time.
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I’m still waiting for a dumb user friendly system compatible with all those security tokens being sold like Yubikey
