Password - Protect Tar.gz File [better]

To encrypt an existing .tar.gz :

tar -xzvf myfiles.tar.gz

Even when you encrypt a tar.gz file, the filename itself remains visible. An attacker can see secret_tax_evasion.tar.gz.enc even if they can't open it. Consider wrapping your encrypted file in a second layer (e.g., rename it to backup.dat ). password protect tar.gz file

openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -in encrypted.tar.gz -out - | tar -xzf - To encrypt an existing