encrypt.md

Encryption

keys encrypt

Encrypt armored text (from stdin).

Specify a key id or user name@service as recipients.

echo -n "My secret 🤓" | keys encrypt -armor -sender gabriel@github \
-recipient kex1ts0qw8fwkvle2f2xsqumetmr9ev5ppx22rl5hnycen68sanjzl7qnta629 \
-recipient gabriel@github > msg.enc

By default if sender is specified, saltpack signcrypt is used and the sender is added to the list of recipients.

Sender is optional, if unspecified, is anonymous and saltpack encrypt is used.

Encrypt image.png to image.png.enc.

keys encrypt -r gabriel@github -i image.png

keys decrypt

Decrypt from (from stdin).

cat msg.enc | keys decrypt

verified: kex1mnseg28xu6g3j4wur7hqwk8ag3fu3pmr2t5lync26xmgff0dtryqupf80c saltpack-signcrypt gabriel@github
My secret 🤓

Decrypt image.png.enc to image.png.

keys decrypt -in image.png.enc

out: /Users/gabe/Pictures/image.png