Create encrypted archives properly (ZIP vs GPG)
Short version: For quick exchange, a passworded ZIP is fine; for stronger protection and hiding filenames, use tar piped into gpg –symmetric. Option A — Quick ZIP (password prompt) # Single file zip -e backup.zip important.txt # Whole directory (recursively) zip -er project.zip ./project/ Note: Traditional ZIP encryption is weaker and may reveal filenames/metadata to … Read more