Age

Age is a simple, modern, secure file encryption tool, format, and Go library.

It features small explicit keys, no config options, and UNIX-style composability.

The author pronounces it [aɡe̞], like the Italian "aghe."

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Usage

Key

Example of age key file (identity file)

# created: 2022-08-26T12:54:51+07:00
# public key: age1adac0zukudls3ygmq98hg2uwx0j3k6hd37cnsfatkutz22jk9a0qram6p5
AGE-SECRET-KEY-1HS348DCM0J2WANJNV85HQ0QD8UJ8N2RSVT88XMRLG76GF0TGSMPS982ULF
  • Public Key (Recipient) = age1ada...
  • Private Key (Identity) = AGE-SECRET-KEY-...

Create new key

  • to stdout age-keygen
  • to file age-keygen -o key.txt
  • get recipient from identity file age-keygen -y key.txt

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