On Fri Dec 17, 2004 at 10:28:00AM -0800, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> I want to place a DSA key file on a server not maintained by myself. It is
> pass-phrase protected, but still I don't want the file used.
> 
> What is the easiest way to encrypt a file with a key to decrypt?
> 
> I have used zip and pgp and gpg to encrypt files. But what other ways do
> you suggest?
> 

bdes is ok. You can use a keyfile with "-k" otherwise it will
ask for a keyphrase.

encrypt:
bdes < file > encryptedfile
bdes -k /tmp/keyfile < file > encryptedfile

decrypt:
bdes -d < encryptedfile > file
bdes -d -k /tmp/keyfile < encryptedfile > file

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Courtney R. Spencer