Home >Unix > Archive and password protect a directory



In case you want protect some file. This is a quick and simple way to do it.
It's not high level security, but it allows you to increase security on files in shared environment, for instance.

1) have all the files you want to protect in a folder:


2) Archive and compress your folder


3) The encrypted archive has been created

4) let's try it (move the directory you just archived and password protected somewhere else ... in real world you will remove the files ... first make sure this works for you.


5) now decrypt the file, this command will ask for the password and inflate the archive in the directory.


6) check the files are back in the directory

---

---

Tutorial
Executing a shell script  [Unix] 
Shell scripting passare parametri ad un programma [Shell scripting] 
Cheking mandatory parameters have been passed to shell file, comparing strings in if construct and some other basics warming up with shell scripting [Shell scripting] 
Estendere un logical volume e di un filesystem allocare più storage da riga di comando su Unix Hp [HP UX 11i] 
Korn shell scripting If constructs AND, OR, &&, || syntax examples [Unix] 
Function connecting to oracle getting results, executing query, verify db connection [Shell scripting] 
Cheking parameters have been passed to shell file, comparing strings in if construct warming up with shell scripting [Shell scripting] 
awk command line tutorial and examples sintax, functions, conditional constructs, text file operations [Unix] 
How many processor and what kind of CPU extracting info from red hat system file /proc/cpuinfo [REDHAT] 
sed command example on fixing errors and adding and removing blank lines [Unix] 
Shell scripting eseguire controlli  [Shell scripting] 
Script
while do loop simple shell script [Shell scripting] 
if e else strutture condizionali [Shell scripting] 
Array valorizzazione e stampa [Shell scripting] 
Hide user input on screen parameter of read command [Shell scripting] 
Array in do while construct printing elements [Shell scripting] 
Shell script automating oracle data pump schema export automatically export and compress database schemas in single separated dump files [Shell scripting] 
Script per ricavare i nomi dei db (SID) dal file oratab  [Unix] 
Ciclo sul contenuto directory  [Shell scripting] 
If contruct check if a value is null or not [Unix] 
Shell script extract items and looping example: issue dba statment for each db listed in oratab [Unix] 
Passing parameters to shell script example sum of two numbers [Shell scripting] 
Export and compress dump on the fly script to reduce storage need while using exp and imp Oracle utilities [Unix] 
Pulire i file provenienti da ambieti dos/ windoes da caratteri sporchi dos2ux, dos2unix per eliminare i control M (^M) [Shell scripting] 
Script for archiving and compressing folder and file utility example [Shell scripting] 
How to get size or other file info in a shell script manipulating with cut or awk operative system commands output [Shell scripting] 
Comandi
Privilegi su file o cartella (lettura, scrittura, execuzione)  [Unix] 
Cancellazione di una directory rm o rmdir  [Unix] 
Cd: cambiare directory  [Unix] 
Copiare un file in un altra cartella  [Unix] 
hostname  [HP UX 11i] 
uname visaulizza informazioni sul sistema operativo e la versione [HP UX 11i] 
ipcs report stato dei processi [HP UX 11i] 
getconf ricavare se si ha a disposizione un Kernel da 32-bit o 64-bit  [HP UX 11i] 
swlist -l patch determinare il software e le patch installate nella piattaforma [HP UX 11i] 
who determinare gli utenti connessi [Unix] 
shutdown  [Unix] 
env visualizzazione (e modifica) variabili dell'ambiente  [Unix] 
w attività degli utenti [Unix] 
bdf visualizzare spazio disponibile [HP UX 11i] 
df visualizzazione spazio disponibile [Unix] 

---

---