Password Protect Tar.gz File !!hot!!

OpenSSL is a robust cryptography toolkit pre-installed on most Linux distributions and macOS. It is the most practical method for server administrators and power users.

tar czvf - /path/to/folder | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -out secure_archive.tar.gz.enc password protect tar.gz file

openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -in backup.tar.gz -out backup.tar.gz.enc OpenSSL is a robust cryptography toolkit pre-installed on