What Is the Command to Asymmetrically Encrypt a File with Gpg?

Public-key (asymmetric) Cryptography using GPG
  1. Red Hat / CentOS. yum install gnupg. ...
  2. Enter name, email address, and O. ...
  3. Enter and re-enter your password. ...
  4. Export your public key. ...
  5. import other person's key. ...
  6. Enter trust.
  7. Enter 5 , y , and then quit.
  8. This step shows how to encrypt a file (in this case, I encrypted a file superSecret.

How do I encrypt a file using GPG?

How to use GPG to encrypt stuff
  1. Make sure everything is in one file. ...
  2. (OPTIONAL) Sign the file using your private key. ...
  3. Encrypt the file using the recipient's public key. ...
  4. Send the encrypted file and (optionally) the signature to the other person.

How encrypt GPG file in Linux?

From the command line
  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.
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