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PGPEncryptDecryptFiles

Spring Boot app which using Bouncy Castle library to encrypt and decrypt files.

Instructions to generate public and secret key to encrypt/decrypt files or messages:

  • install "GnuPG (aka PGP/GPG)":

      $ sudo apt-get install gnupg 
  $ sudo apt-get install rng-tools 
  $ sudo sed -i -e 's|#HRNGDEVICE=/dev/hwrng|HRNGDEVICE=/dev/urandom|' /etc/default/rng-tools 
  $ sudo service rng-tools start

  • generate a key:

      $ gpg --gen-key

  • to view all keys:

      $ gpg --list-keys

  • export a public key:

      $ gpg --export -a --output [path-to-public-key].asc [email-address]

  • export a secret key:

      $ gpg -a --export-secret-keys > [path-to-secret-key].asc

More informations @ Installing and Using PGP