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decrypts OpenSSL encrypted files from ruby Backup gem
#!/bin/bash
#encrypt files with aes-256-cbc cipher using openssl
#install:
# sudo wget -O /usr/bin/enc https://gist.github.com/krisf/5391210/raw/4a105a6b8f98f39e9e74a1dd2a78ef6f631acdb1/enc
# sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/enc
# enc --help
#encrypt files
if [ $1 == "-e" ];
then
if [ -f "$2" ];
then
openssl aes-256-cbc -a -e -salt -in "$2" -out "$2.aes"
else
echo "This file does not exist!"
fi
#decrypt files
elif [ $1 == "-d" ];
then
if [ -f "$2" ];
then
openssl aes-256-cbc -a -d -salt -in "$2" -out "$2.decrypt"
else
echo "This file does not exist!"
fi
#show help
elif [ $1 == "--help" ];
then
echo "This software uses openssl for encrypting files with the aes-256-cbc cipher"
echo "Usage for encrypting: ./encrypt -e [file]"
echo "Usage for decrypting: ./encrypt -d [file]"
else
echo "This action does not exist!"
echo "Use ./encrypt --help to show help."
fi
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