Encryting both file contents and file name with GnuPG
Gregor Zattler
telegraph at gmx.net
Sun Jan 2 14:57:17 CET 2011
Hi Neil,
* Neil Phillips <neil.phillips39 at gmail.com> [02. Jan. 2011]:
> Can someone tell me how I can encrypt the name of the file that I want to
> encrypt please.
>
> Example:
> mySecrets.txt [a plain text file]
>
> I would like:
> szstt.asd [some 'apparently random name' file] [file contents encrypted]
You may invoke gnupg like this:
gpg --output szstt.asd ... mySecrets.txt
It's up to you, what file name you choose for the option --output.
While I understand the need for file names other than
mySecrets.gpg I think "application-IBM_2010-11-11.txt" looks way
less suspicious than szstt.asd. That said both don't provide
protection against closer looks.
Ciao, Gregor
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