Re: Encrypted notepad software suggestions

On 9/28/20 11:12 PM, Jacqueline Jolicoeur wrote:
>> Simply Text File encryption is suitable too to hide some info from plain text files I have.
>
> You can encrypt text files simply using tools in the base system.
>
> EXAMPLES
>
> Edit, encrypt, and erase:
>
> $ vi file.txt
> $ openssl aes-256-cbc -a -iter 100000 -in file.txt -out file.txt.enc
> $ rm -P file.txt
>
> Restore, and edit:
>
> $ openssl aes-256-cbc -d -a -iter 100000 -in file.txt.enc -out file.txt
> $ vi file.txt
>
> SEE ALSO
> openssl(1), rm(1)
>

Hmmm, very interesting idea.

It is also possible to invoke external commands on vi(1) buffer and
replace the content by it's output.

For example:

$ vi
# Write a few words or so
# To encrypt, run
:%!openssl aes-256-cbc -e -a -iter 100000 -pass 'pass:123'
# To decrypt, run
:%!openssl aes-256-cbc -d -a -iter 100000 -pass 'pass:123'

although I coundn't find a workaround for entering the password from
standard input, It should be doable, I guess.