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 ====== Symmetric encryption ====== ====== Symmetric encryption ======
  
-This is basically the most simple type of encryption we can perform with GnuPG. No private or public keys are involved in the process. Instead of the keys we just use a passphrase (password). So it's important to use a secure and long enough passphrase.+This is basically the most simple type of encryption we can perform with GnuPG. No private or public keys are involved in the process. Instead of the keys we just use a passphrase (password). So it's important to use a long and complex enough passphrase.
  
 ===== Creating the passphrase ===== ===== Creating the passphrase =====
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 ==== Encryption ===== ==== Encryption =====
  
-So we have my_text.txt file which we want to encrypt by using symmetric encryption.+So we have **my_text.txt** file which we want to encrypt by using symmetric encryption:
  
   $ gpg --symmetric my_text.txt   $ gpg --symmetric my_text.txt
      
-After pressing [ENTER], gpg will ask you to input the passphrase (twice).+After hitting [ENTER], gpg will ask you to input the passphrase (twice).
  
-If everything went well (no mistakes while entering the password), a new file with name my_text_.txt.gpg will be created.+If everything went well (no mistakes while entering the password), a new file with name **my_text.txt.gpg** will be created.
  
-my_text_.txt.gpg contains the encrypted version of the file. This file can now be transmitted via email or simply just held for later purpose on the filesystem. In the later case it's of course important to remove the original file from the filesystem.+**my_text.txt.gpg** contains the encrypted version of the file. This file can now be transmitted via email or simply just held for later purpose on the filesystem. In the later case it's of course important to remove the original file from the filesystem.
  
 Example of removing the original (plaintext) file: Example of removing the original (plaintext) file:
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 **Warning:** shred is NOT an effective way of writing over files in modern journaling filesystems! **Warning:** shred is NOT an effective way of writing over files in modern journaling filesystems!
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 ==== Decryption ===== ==== Decryption =====
  
-Now we will decrypt my_text.txt.gpg back to readable (plaintext) format:+Decrypting **my_text.txt.gpg** back to readable (plaintext) format:
  
   $ gpg -d my_text.txt.gpg > my_plain_text.txt   $ gpg -d my_text.txt.gpg > my_plain_text.txt
      
-After pressing [ENTER] gpg will prompt for the password (unless you do this operation on the same computer directly after creating the encrypted version in which case the password is still in gpg's cache so enquiry will be omitted).+After hitting [ENTER] gpg will prompt for the password (unless you do this operation on the same computer directly after creating the encrypted version in which case the password is still in gpg's cache so enquiry will be omitted).
  
-If the operation was successful you have now my_plain_text.txt file which can be opened normally with associated application.+If the operation was successful we now have **my_plain_text.txt** file which can be opened normally with associated application.
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