There are numerous commands for encrypting files on Linux. When you want to limit access to file contents, you can use file permissions but file encryption makes limiting access much more effective.

Encrypting files from the command line is simple with gpg. You can use it to encrypt and decrypt files with a password. The command gpg is part of GnuPG. GnuPG stands ...

There are many reasons to encrypt files — even on a system that is well maintained and comparatively secure. The files may highly sensitive, contain personal information that you don’t want to share ...

Learn to secure multiple documents by encrypting compressed files on various OSes using a password. When considering how to share data efficiently, cloud storage has a leg up on hardware by making it ...

Issuing and installing SSL certificates doesn’t have to be a challenge, especially when there are tools like acme.sh available. Jack Wallen shows you how to install and use this handy script.