There are many reasons to encrypt files — even on a system that is well maintained and comparatively secure. The files may highly sensitive, contain personal information that you don’t want to share ...

The encrypted file is longer than the plain-text file because GPG puts some extra housekeeping data, such as the program version number, in there to assist when decrypting. Here are the first few ...

How to easily encrypt/decrypt a file in Linux with gpg Your email has been sent Stop your search for an easy way to encrypt and decrypt files in Linux -- the built-in gpg tool will do the trick. No ...

Last month I introduced the GNU Privacy Guard, a free but underutilized implementation of the OpenPGP encryption standards. GnuPG is, as you may know, extremely ...

Open source project GPG Sync makes it easier for organizations already using GPG to encrypt email messages to manage different user keys In all the discussion about using encryption, a critical point ...

If you're a Gmail user spooked by Chinese cyber attacks on Google, here's a way to encrypt your e-mail. Be warned: better security comes at a cost. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

I’ve only recently been motivated to encrypt a small portion of my email. Though I’ve been familiar with various encryption methods for a long time and PGP in particular, I found that I had to step ...