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== Encrypt ==
== Encrypt ==
# tar.gz
  tar czf - mydir | age -R ~/age-260801.pub -o mydir.tar.gz.age
  tar czf - mydir | age -R ~/age-260801.pub -o mydir.tar.gz.age
# tar.xz
tar cf - mydir | xz -9e | age -R ~/age-260801.pub -o mydir.tar.xz.age


== Decrypt ==
== Decrypt ==
# tar.gz
  age -d -i ~/age-260801.key mydir.tar.gz.age | tar xzf -
  age -d -i ~/age-260801.key mydir.tar.gz.age | tar xzf -
# tar.xz
age -d -i ~/age-260801.key mydir.tar.xz.age | xz -d | tar xf -

Revision as of 13:16, 20 August 2026

Generate Key Pair

age-keygen -pq -o ~/age-260801.key
# chmod 600 age-260801.key already included
age-keygen -y ~/age-260801.key > ~/age-260801.pub

Encrypt

# tar.gz
tar czf - mydir | age -R ~/age-260801.pub -o mydir.tar.gz.age
# tar.xz
tar cf - mydir | xz -9e | age -R ~/age-260801.pub -o mydir.tar.xz.age


Decrypt

# tar.gz
age -d -i ~/age-260801.key mydir.tar.gz.age | tar xzf -
# tar.xz
age -d -i ~/age-260801.key mydir.tar.xz.age | xz -d | tar xf -