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Am 14.12.23 um 20:52 schrieb gumb via openSUSE Users:
On 14/12/2023 14:25, Daniel Bauer wrote:
For you maybe a strange question, but I don't understand...
I want to encrypt a folder so that it can only be opened using a password.
I use dolphin (in KDE) right click on a folder and chose
actions->pack and encrypt folder ("Ordner packen und verschlüsseln)
In the following dialog I deselect "encrypt for others" and select "encrypt with Password", enter the password, click ok.
A "foldername.tar.pgp" is created. It is encrypted.
Then I right-click that file, select actions->decrypt and the decrypted folder is created immediately without asking me the password.
So what's the use of this encryption when it can be decrypted without the password???
How do I encrypt a folder so that it actually can only be decrypted using a password?
Thanks for clarification!
Daniel
You might be more interested in using Plasma Vaults. Find it in your system tray (overflow menu probably). This will make a folder encrypted with a password, and also render it hidden, accessible only from Vaults.
gumb
thanks for the hint. Anyway as much as I see it, Plasma Vault would be linked to my KDE, but I search for a solution to encrypt files or folders in a way that I can put them anywhere and share with others. I am looking for something to encrypt files so that somebody can decrypt them even on a Mac or Win-PC. With this I could for example deliver private client photos via dropbox or similar. -- Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Málaga Twitter: @Marsfotografo (often explicit nudes) https://www.patreon.com/danielbauer https://www.daniel-bauer.com (nudes)