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## Based on: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/60213/gpg-asks-for-password-even-with-passphrase | |
## The key in this case may come from an API call (e.g., AWS KMS) | |
# Create test file | |
$ cat > testfile.txt <<EOF | |
Hi there, my name is Timothy | |
This is another line | |
EOF | |
# Encrypt | |
$ gpg --batch --yes --passphrase-file <(cat gpgpassphrase.txt) --output testfile.txt.gpg --cipher-algo AES256 --digest-algo SHA512 --symmetric testfile.txt | |
$ gpg --batch --yes --passphrase-file <(cat gpgpassphrase.txt) --output testfile.txt.gpg.2 --cipher-algo AES256 --digest-algo SHA512 --symmetric testfile.txt | |
# Decrypt | |
$ gpg --batch --yes --passphrase-file <(cat gpgpassphrase.txt) --output testfile.txt.gpg.dec --decrypt testfile.txt.gpg | |
gpg: AES256 encrypted data | |
gpg: encrypted with 1 passphrase | |
$ gpg --batch --yes --passphrase-file <(cat gpgpassphrase.txt) --output testfile.txt.gpg.dec.2 --decrypt testfile.txt.gpg.2 | |
gpg: AES256 encrypted data | |
gpg: encrypted with 1 passphrase | |
# Note the encrypted contents are different (expected since the nonces are random) | |
# The decrypted outputs are all the same | |
$ md5sum testfile.txt* | |
cf0ffeff144cd64faec3f0463789d2bd testfile.txt | |
4f78175308610ab71f4f1a92995a77b1 testfile.txt.gpg | |
db77c5f6a04a3a8233077e7d9acbac96 testfile.txt.gpg.2 | |
cf0ffeff144cd64faec3f0463789d2bd testfile.txt.gpg.dec | |
cf0ffeff144cd64faec3f0463789d2bd testfile.txt.gpg.dec.2 | |
$ cat /etc/os-release | |
NAME="CentOS Linux" | |
VERSION="7 (Core)" | |
ID="centos" | |
ID_LIKE="rhel fedora" | |
VERSION_ID="7" | |
PRETTY_NAME="CentOS Linux 7 (Core)" | |
ANSI_COLOR="0;31" | |
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:centos:centos:7" | |
HOME_URL="https://www.centos.org/" | |
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.centos.org/" | |
CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT="CentOS-7" | |
CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT_VERSION="7" | |
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="centos" | |
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="7" |
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