Workflow to encrypt files I use in a text editor
People say it is a good idea to encrypt your file system and/or encrypt files. I'm wondering how I do this with Sublime Text editor. I'm wondering if I need to do this, essentially:
- Encrypt all files in folder, recursively, using AES-256
- Unencrypt the current file I am working on.
- Make some changes.
- Rencrypt.
That is a lot of work and I would like to know what an easier way to manage it is. It doesn't allow for searching the files, for example. So I would like to know how to encrypt text files I would like to work on regularly, doing searching with grep (or a grep alternative) and other things like that.
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People say it is a good idea to encrypt your file system and/or encrypt files. I'm wondering how I do this with Sublime Text editor. I'm wondering if I need to do this, essentially:
- Encrypt all files in folder, recursively, using AES-256
- Unencrypt the current file I am working on.
- Make some changes.
- Rencrypt.
That is a lot of work and I would like to know what an easier way to manage it is. It doesn't allow for searching the files, for example. So I would like to know how to encrypt text files I would like to work on regularly, doing searching with grep (or a grep alternative) and other things like that.
encryption sublime-text-2
asked Jan 9 at 23:38
user10869858user10869858
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People say it is a good idea to encrypt your file system and/or encrypt files. I'm wondering how I do this with Sublime Text editor. I'm wondering if I need to do this, essentially:
- Encrypt all files in folder, recursively, using AES-256
- Unencrypt the current file I am working on.
- Make some changes.
- Rencrypt.
That is a lot of work and I would like to know what an easier way to manage it is. It doesn't allow for searching the files, for example. So I would like to know how to encrypt text files I would like to work on regularly, doing searching with grep (or a grep alternative) and other things like that.
encryption sublime-text-2
asked Jan 9 at 23:38
user10869858user10869858
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People say it is a good idea to encrypt your file system and/or encrypt files. I'm wondering how I do this with Sublime Text editor. I'm wondering if I need to do this, essentially:
- Encrypt all files in folder, recursively, using AES-256
- Unencrypt the current file I am working on.
- Make some changes.
- Rencrypt.
That is a lot of work and I would like to know what an easier way to manage it is. It doesn't allow for searching the files, for example. So I would like to know how to encrypt text files I would like to work on regularly, doing searching with grep (or a grep alternative) and other things like that.
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encryption sublime-text-2
asked Jan 9 at 23:38
user10869858user10869858
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asked Jan 9 at 23:38
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asked Jan 9 at 23:38
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asked Jan 9 at 23:38
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If you want the files to remain encrypted, and not leave decrypted files (even deleted = easily undelete-able files) lying around, then just encrypt your entire filesystem, and swap. Many programs leave temporary copies of files lying around everywhere.
Or use a small encrypted container like LUKS or Veracrypt, that would avoid having your decrypted files on the drive, but programs still might create temporary / cache copies in other places.
Or a file encryption system like eCryptfs or EncFS (same program warning as above).
Or BitLocker (it can do an entire system).
If you just wanted to casually encrypt a file or two, you could use something like GPG (PGP), but the original & unencrypted files would still be lying around the drive (unless they were wiped, and that's not always 100% effective).
Also worth mentioning, running your entire OS in RAM (off of a live linux ISO/USB/DVD, with no persistence) would avoid leaving any unencrypted files behind.
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If you want the files to remain encrypted, and not leave decrypted files (even deleted = easily undelete-able files) lying around, then just encrypt your entire filesystem, and swap. Many programs leave temporary copies of files lying around everywhere.
Or use a small encrypted container like LUKS or Veracrypt, that would avoid having your decrypted files on the drive, but programs still might create temporary / cache copies in other places.
Or a file encryption system like eCryptfs or EncFS (same program warning as above).
Or BitLocker (it can do an entire system).
If you just wanted to casually encrypt a file or two, you could use something like GPG (PGP), but the original & unencrypted files would still be lying around the drive (unless they were wiped, and that's not always 100% effective).
Also worth mentioning, running your entire OS in RAM (off of a live linux ISO/USB/DVD, with no persistence) would avoid leaving any unencrypted files behind.
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If you want the files to remain encrypted, and not leave decrypted files (even deleted = easily undelete-able files) lying around, then just encrypt your entire filesystem, and swap. Many programs leave temporary copies of files lying around everywhere.
Or use a small encrypted container like LUKS or Veracrypt, that would avoid having your decrypted files on the drive, but programs still might create temporary / cache copies in other places.
Or a file encryption system like eCryptfs or EncFS (same program warning as above).
Or BitLocker (it can do an entire system).
If you just wanted to casually encrypt a file or two, you could use something like GPG (PGP), but the original & unencrypted files would still be lying around the drive (unless they were wiped, and that's not always 100% effective).
Also worth mentioning, running your entire OS in RAM (off of a live linux ISO/USB/DVD, with no persistence) would avoid leaving any unencrypted files behind.
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If you want the files to remain encrypted, and not leave decrypted files (even deleted = easily undelete-able files) lying around, then just encrypt your entire filesystem, and swap. Many programs leave temporary copies of files lying around everywhere.
Or use a small encrypted container like LUKS or Veracrypt, that would avoid having your decrypted files on the drive, but programs still might create temporary / cache copies in other places.
Or a file encryption system like eCryptfs or EncFS (same program warning as above).
Or BitLocker (it can do an entire system).
If you just wanted to casually encrypt a file or two, you could use something like GPG (PGP), but the original & unencrypted files would still be lying around the drive (unless they were wiped, and that's not always 100% effective).
Also worth mentioning, running your entire OS in RAM (off of a live linux ISO/USB/DVD, with no persistence) would avoid leaving any unencrypted files behind.
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If you want the files to remain encrypted, and not leave decrypted files (even deleted = easily undelete-able files) lying around, then just encrypt your entire filesystem, and swap. Many programs leave temporary copies of files lying around everywhere.
Or use a small encrypted container like LUKS or Veracrypt, that would avoid having your decrypted files on the drive, but programs still might create temporary / cache copies in other places.
Or a file encryption system like eCryptfs or EncFS (same program warning as above).
Or BitLocker (it can do an entire system).
If you just wanted to casually encrypt a file or two, you could use something like GPG (PGP), but the original & unencrypted files would still be lying around the drive (unless they were wiped, and that's not always 100% effective).
Also worth mentioning, running your entire OS in RAM (off of a live linux ISO/USB/DVD, with no persistence) would avoid leaving any unencrypted files behind.
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