enchive

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Enchive : encrypted personal archives\n\nEnchive is a tool to encrypt files to yourself for long-term archival.\nIt\u0027s a focused, simple alternative to more complex solutions such as\nGnuPG or encrypted filesystems. Enchive has no external dependencies\nand is trivial to build for local use. Portability is emphasized over\nperformance.\n\nSupported platforms: Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows\n\nThe name is a portmanteau of \"encrypt\" and \"archive,\" pronounced\nen\u0027k\u012bv.\n\nFiles are secured with ChaCha8, Curve25519, and HMAC-SHA256.\n\nManual page: [`enchive(1)`](http://nullprogram.com/enchive/)\n\n## Installation\n\nClone this repository, then:\n\n    $ make PREFIX=/usr install\n\nThis will install both the compiled binary and manual page under\n`PREFIX`. For staged installs, `DESTDIR` is also supported. The binary\ndoesn\u0027t have any external dependencies and doesn\u0027t actually need to be\ninstalled before use.\n\n## Usage\n\nThere are only three commands to worry about: `keygen`, `archive`, and\n`extract`. The very first thing to do is generate a master keypair\nusing `keygen`. You will be prompted for the passphrase to protect the\nsecret key, just like `ssh-keygen`.\n\n    $ enchive keygen\n\nBy default, this will create two files in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/enchive`\n(or `$HOME/.config/enchive`): `enchive.pub` (public key) and\n`enchive.sec` (secret key). On Windows, these are found under\n`%APPDATA%\\enchive` instead. Distribute `enchive.pub` to any machines\nwhere you plan to archive files. It\u0027s sufficient to encrypt files, but\nnot to decrypt them.\n\nTo archive a file for storage:\n\n    $ enchive archive sensitive.zip\n\nThis will encrypt `sensitive.zip` as `sensitive.zip.enchive` (leaving\nthe original in place). You can safely archive this wherever.\n\nTo extract the file on a machine with `enchive.sec`, use `extract`. It\nwill prompt for the passphrase you entered during key generation.\n\n    $ enchive extract sensitive.zip.enchive\n\nThe original `sensitive.zip` will be reproduced.\n\nWith no filenames, `archive` and `extract`",
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