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author | Guido Berhoerster <guido+sencrypt@berhoerster.name> |
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date | Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:13 +0100 |
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A key file must be a regular file and have the exact size of the + desired key length, its content will be used verbatim as the key. If no key + file is specified <command>sencrypt</command> or + <command>sdecrypt</command> will ask for a passphrase and use that together + with a salt to derive a key using the PBKDF2 key derivation function. If no + input file is specfified, the input will be read from stdin. If no output + file is specfied, the output will be written to stdout. The input and + output file may be identical, in which case the content of the input file + is replaced with the output after successful encryption or decryption. The + algorithm used for encrypting data is not saved and needs to be explicitly + specified when decrypting data.</para> + <para><command>sencrypt</command> and <command>sdecrypt</command> are + portable and compatible reimplementations of the <command>encrypt</command> + and <command>decrypt</command> utilities in Solaris/Illumos-based operating + systems.</para> + </refsect1> + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + <para>The following options are supported:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-l</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>List the available algorithms and supported key lengths and + exit.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-a</option> + <replaceable>algorithm</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>Use the specified algorithm.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-k</option> + <replaceable>key_file</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>Read key data from specified key file. Key size requirements + depend on the selected algorithm.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-i</option> + <replaceable>input_file</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>Read the input from the specified file.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-o</option> + <replaceable>output_file</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>Write the output to the specified file.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-v</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>Ignored for compatibility with <command>encrypt</command> and + <command>decrypt</command>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + <refsect1> + <title>Examples</title> + <example> + <title>Encrypt a file with the AES algorithm</title> + <para>The following example encrypts a file with the AES algorithm:</para> + <screen> +$ sencrypt -a aes -i secret.txt -o secret.aes + </screen> + </example> + <example> + <title>Decrypt a file in-place</title> + <para>The following example decrypts a file in-place:</para> + <screen> +$ sdecrypt -a 3des -i data.bin -o data.bin + </screen> + </example> + <example> + <title>Encrypt a file using a key file</title> + <para>The following example generates a key file with 512 bits of random + data and uses it to encrypt a file:</para> + <screen> +$ dd if=/dev/urandom of=key.bin bs=64 count=1 +$ sencrypt -a arcfour -k key.bin -i secret.txt -o secret.rc4 + </screen> + </example> + <example> + <title>Pipe data trough encrypt in order to make a remote encrypted + backup</title> + <para>The following example creates an archive in the tar format, + encrypts it and sends it to a remote location via + <abbrev>SSH</abbrev>:</para> + <screen> +$ pax -w -x ustar /home | sencrypt -a aes -k backup-key.bin |\ + ssh backuphost 'cat > home.tar' + </screen> + </example> + </refsect1> + <refsect1> + <title>Exit Status</title> + <para>The following exit values are returned:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>0</term> + <listitem> + <para>Command successfully executed.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>> 0</term> + <listitem> + <para>An error has occured.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> +</refentry>