Usage Examples

Encrypting and Decrypting Files

Below are some common commands for encrypting and decrypting files using Volaris.

• To just encrypt a file:
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• To just decrypt a file:
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• To just erase a file:
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• To encrypt a file using AES-256-GCM (note: you do not need to specify --aes when decrypting):
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• To encrypt a file and show the hash of the encrypted file for verification later on:
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• To decrypt a file and show the hash of the encrypted file (to compare with the hash generated above):
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• To encrypt a file and erase the original file:
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• To use a keyfile for encryption:
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• To encrypt all .mp4 files in a directory (using find): Remove -maxdepth 1 to make this run recursively
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• To decrypt all .mp4.enc files in a directory and remove the .enc suffix:
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