Encrypt files using the command line and cryptography library.
Clone this repository into your local machine using these commands and install the necessary dependencies
git clone https://github.com/GuptaAyush19/fernet-cipher.git
cd fernet-cipher
pip3 install -r requirements.txtOr execute this remote bash script
wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/guptaayush19/fernet-cipher/master/scripts/install.sh | bash
First to encrypt/decrypt files, we will need an encryption key. To generate an encryption run this python script present at the root of this repository. A new file with a unique ID is saved in fernet_key_library/
python3 generate_key.py
Finally to encrypt/decrypt refer to this command
~/fernet-cipher$ python3 main.py -h
usage: main.py [-h] --file FILE --key KEY --mode MODE
Encrypt Files using Fernet encryption
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--file FILE file to be encrypted/decrypted
--key KEY file with fernet 32-bit key
--mode MODE encrypt/decrypt
Example use case
python3 main.py --file README.md --key fernet_key_library/<unique id> --mode encrypt
Contributions and improvements are welcome. If you have any suggestions or want to contribute, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request
This repository falls under MIT License. Feel free to use, share, and modify this package as you see fit.