This is a small note that describes how to encrypt and decrypt a ZIP file from the Linux command line. I’ll show how to create a password protected ZIP archive from one or several unprotected files or folders. Warning! The standard ZIP encryption is very weak and could be cracked easily. Password Protected ZIP File […]
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Encrypt DNS Traffic With DNSCrypt
This tutorial describes how to install and set up DNSCrypt on Debian based systems, like Linux Mint, Ubuntu etc. DNSCrypt Proxy – is a tool for securing communications between a client and a DNS resolver. It encrypts DNS requests using the DNSCrypt Protocol and pass them to an upstream server, by default OpenDNS. Resolving dependencies […]
Encrypt & Decrypt Files With Password Using OpenSSL
OpenSSL is a powerful cryptography toolkit that can be used for encryption of files and messages. If you want to use the same password for both encryption of plaintext and decryption of ciphertext, then you have to use a method that is known as symmetric-key algorithm. From this article you’ll learn how to encrypt and […]