Symmetric

AGE - Encrypt Files with SSH Keys

OpenBSD, Security

Stumbled upon something that I’ve missed for a long time: encrypting files with the ssh public key :)

Source

Install Package

OpenBSD (and most others *nix systems) got a package for age. Just install it.

doas pkg_add age

Asymmetric Encryption

Asymmetric Encryption encrypts and decrypts the data using two separate yet mathematically connected cryptographic keys. These keys are known as a ‘Public Key’ and a ‘Private Key’. Together, they’re called a ‘Public and Private Key Pair’