How Do I Encrypt a File in Unix?

How do I encrypt a file in Linux?

Using gpg, you would do the following.

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Change to the ~/Documents directory with the command cd ~/Documents.
3. Encrypt the file with the command gpg -c important. docx.
4. Enter a unique password for the file and hit Enter.
5. Verify the newly typed password by typing it again and hitting Enter.

How do I manually encrypt a file?

How do I encrypt/decrypt a file?

1. Start Explorer.
2. Right click on the file/folder.
3. Select Properties. …
4. Under the General tab click Advanced.
5. Check the ‘Encrypt contents to secure data’. …
6. Click Apply on the properties.
7. If you selected a file it will ask if you want to encrypt the parent folder to prevent the file from becoming unencrypted during modification.