Easily encrypt/decrypt files with a given password (using OpenSSL AES-256 algorithm)

_Easily-encrypt-decrypt-files.md

AES 256 Encryption scripts using OpenSSL (available on Linux/Mac)

Encrypt file:

sh encryptFile.sh my_secrets.txt

(you will be prompted for a password, make it STRONG)

output file will be: my_secrets.txt.enc

Decrypt & ONLY show in terminal:

sh decrypt.sh my_secrets.txt.enc

Decrypt to file:

sh decrypt.sh my_secrets.txt.enc > mySecrets2.txt

decrypt.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

openssl aes-256-cbc -salt -a -d -in $1

encryptFile.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

openssl aes-256-cbc -salt -a -e -in $1 -out $1.enc