File Crypto GTK

GTK+3 version of jaq-the-cat/file-crypto. Lets you encrypt a file with a 32-byte key (literally just 32 bytes inside a file, no cool funny formats) or you can leave out the key and let the program generate it for you in your Documents folder.

Dependencies

• the clang compiler
• GTK+3
• OpenSSL

Install

First, clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/jaq-the-cat/file-crypto-gtk.git

Then cd into it

cd file-crypto-gtk

And install the program

sudo make install

Uninstall

Simply run sudo make uninstall in the project folder. If you previously deleted it, clone the project again with git clone https://github.com/jaq-the-cat/file-crypto-gtk.git

Running the program

To run the program, type in file-crypto-gtk into the CLI and it will open up for you. You could also use it through an App Finder, where its name is FileCrypto

How to Use

• AES256 (32 byte) Key

  Select the key file from the filesystem.

  On encryption, if it is left empty, a file named key.key will be generated in your Documents folder (~/Documents/key.key) for later decryption.

  Must not be left empty when decrypting a file.

• File to encrypt/decrypt

  Select the file to encrypt/decrypt from the filesystem.

  Must not be left empty when encrypting or decrypting (what file would you even encrypt or decrypt?).

• Output extension

  Extension for the output file, leave blank to replace the selected file with the encrypted or decrypted version.

  For example, if you are encrypting a file named ~/file.txt, and the output extension is set to .encrypted, the program will generate an encrypted file ~/file.txt.encrypted and leave ~/file.txt unchanged.

  If you leave it blank, ~/file.txt will be replaced with an encrypted version of itself, and you will lose the unencrypted contents. If you delete the key used for encryption, the file will be unrecoverable.