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Simple built-in way to encrypt and decrypt a file on a Mac via command-line?
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Mar 15, 202689680 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Are there any built in command-line tools that I can encrypt and decrypt a text file (and provide it some sort of password).
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comes pre-installed on Mac OS X. You can use the following commands: (copied from OpenSSL Command-Line HOWTO: How do I simply encrypt a file?) You will be prompted for a password. You can also specify a password on the command-line using or These commands use 256-bit AES ecryption with Cipher Block Chaining (CBC), which is about as secure as it gets right now.
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