"Encrypt and decrypt directories easily using gpgdir, a perl script leveraging CPAN GnuPG module for added security." (24 words)
The gpgdir project is a Perl script that serves to provide a reliable file encryption and decryption service, using the CPAN GnuPG Perl module. The software encrypts and decrypts directories with the help of a gpg key specified in /.gpgdirrc. The software recursively descends through directories ensuring that it encrypts or decrypts each file in a directory and all its subdirectories.
During encryption or decryption, the software preserves the mtime and atime values of all files but has an option to disable this process by using the --no-preserve-times option. Upon successful encryption, the original files are deleted except the --no-delete option is specified by the user.
However, upon starting up gpgdir, users are asked for the decryption password. It serves as a dummy file and ensures that the file can be encrypted and decrypted successfully. The initial test can be skipped with the skip-test option which makes it easier to encrypt a directory without having to specify a password.
It is important to note that gpgdir will not encrypt hidden files and directories, to avoid critical files like /.gnupg or /.bashrc being encrypted unknowingly.
Installation is simple, with the install.pl script that comes with the gpgdir sources running as the root user. Gpgdir is a simple yet reliable application for encrypting and decrypting files with ease.
During encryption or decryption, the software preserves the mtime and atime values of all files but has an option to disable this process by using the --no-preserve-times option. Upon successful encryption, the original files are deleted except the --no-delete option is specified by the user.
However, upon starting up gpgdir, users are asked for the decryption password. It serves as a dummy file and ensures that the file can be encrypted and decrypted successfully. The initial test can be skipped with the skip-test option which makes it easier to encrypt a directory without having to specify a password.
It is important to note that gpgdir will not encrypt hidden files and directories, to avoid critical files like /.gnupg or /.bashrc being encrypted unknowingly.
Installation is simple, with the install.pl script that comes with the gpgdir sources running as the root user. Gpgdir is a simple yet reliable application for encrypting and decrypting files with ease.
What's New
Version 1.9.5: N/A