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Simplify key file reading
author | Guido Berhoerster <guido+sencrypt@berhoerster.name> |
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date | Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:28:37 +0200 |
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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. --> <refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:lang="en"> <info> <author> <personname> <firstname>Guido</firstname> <surname>Berhoerster</surname> </personname> <email>guido+sencrypt@berhoerster.name</email> <personblurb/> </author> <date>3 September, 2016</date> </info> <refmeta> <refentrytitle>sencrypt</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> <refmiscinfo class="source"/> <refmiscinfo class="version"/> <refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo> </refmeta> <refnamediv> <refname>sencrypt</refname> <refname>sdecrypt</refname> <refpurpose>encrypt and decrypt data</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> <command>sencrypt</command> <arg choice="req"> <option>-l</option> </arg> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> <command>sencrypt</command> <arg choice="opt"> <option>-v</option> </arg> <arg choice="req"> <option>-a</option> <replaceable>algorithm</replaceable> </arg> <arg choice="opt"> <option>-k</option> <replaceable>key_file</replaceable> </arg> <arg choice="opt"> <option>-i</option> <replaceable>input_file</replaceable> </arg> <arg choice="opt"> <option>-o</option> <replaceable>output_file</replaceable> </arg> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> <command>sdecrypt</command> <arg choice="req"> <option>-l</option> </arg> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> <command>sdecrypt</command> <arg choice="opt"> <option>-v</option> </arg> <arg choice="req"> <option>-a</option> <replaceable>algorithm</replaceable> </arg> <arg choice="opt"> <option>-k</option> <replaceable>key_file</replaceable> </arg> <arg choice="opt"> <option>-i</option> <replaceable>input_file</replaceable> </arg> <arg choice="opt"> <option>-o</option> <replaceable>output_file</replaceable> </arg> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1> <title>Description</title> <para>The <command>sencrypt</command> utility encrypts data and the <command>sdecrypt</command> utility decrypts data using the specified algorithm. 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. See <xref linkend="algorithms"/> for a list of supported algorithms.</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 xml:id="algorithms"> <title>Algorithms</title> <para>The following algorithms and key lengths are supported: <simplelist type="vert" columns="2"> <member>aes</member> <member>arcfour</member> <member>des</member> <member>3des</member> </simplelist></para> <para>The arcfour, des, and 3des algorithms are considered insecure and should not longer be used to encrypt new files. Using them will print a warning message.</para> </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>