SimpleGPG is a thin wrapper over OpenPGP respective the gpg command in linux.
SimpleGPG provides a simple text user interface where it guides the user through.
SimpleGPG implements no crypto functionalities. It's a representation layer
for the user. OpenPGP is used for the crypto operations.
OpenPGP is a powerful command line tool. The drawback is, that it has many options. Just a simple operation needs a bunch of command line arguments.
Interoperability is a key feature. All crypto operation inputs and outputs are based on the PGP format. Therefore SimpleGPG can be used in addition to OpenPGP or other PGP tools.
Environment:
- Python 3.8
- gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.19
- Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS.
sudo apt install gpg
pip3 install argparse
pip3 install questionary
pip3 install python-gnupg
pip3 install pyperclip# Create venv environment
virtualenv venv
# Activate venv
source venv/bin/activate
# Install requirements
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
# Leave environment
deactivateDirectly with Python
python3 simplegpg.pyExecutable Linux / Requires at least Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS.
./dist/simplegpg# Linux bundle
pyinstaller simplegpg.py --onefile --clean --name simplegpg-linux
# Mac bundle
pyinstaller simplegpg.py --onefile --clean --name simplegpg-mac
Running on a VM may cause some issues with gpg. As gpg will show a window to enter the password for the keystore. Workaround:
GPG_TTY=$(tty)
export GPG_TTY
./dist/simplegpg- Delete keys (requires the fingerprint of the key)
- Handling: if homedir does not exist
- Handling: empty key file
- Catch Exceptions
- Better representation of decrypted messages
- Password manager / GPG Key manager: seahorse
- GPG Encrypt/Decrypt applet. openpgp-applet
https://docs.docker.com/language/python/build-images/
sudo docker build --tag simplegpg-docker .
sudo docker run simplegpg-docker
sudo docker run -it simplegpg-docker
sudo docker exec -it simplegpg-docker /bin/bash
sudo docker exec -it simplegpg-docker /bin/sh