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1.2 KiB
The Horcrux project
This tool allows you to securely store your data by encrypting the content and splitting it into several files.
Usage
To encrypt a file use the following syntax:
horcrux create -n <horcrux count> <input path> <output path>
-n <horcrux count>
: number of files the encrypted data will be split into.<input path>
: file to encrypt.<output path>
: folder where to save the encrypted files.
To decrypt a file use the following syntax:
horcrux load -k <decryption key> <input files> <output file>
-k <decryption key>
: provide the encryption key, base64 encoded.<input files>
: horcrux chunks to be reassembled. Order matters :)<output file>
: decrypted data.
Compile
This tool is compiled using Cmake and it has been tested with gcc-10 on linux.
Use the following commands to compile the tool:
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
Dependencies
horcrux
needs OpenSSL-1.1 or a newer version.
Test
GTest unit tests are available.
You can run make test
from the build directory, or use test/horcrux_test
for a more verbose output.
Install
make install
will install horcrux
to /usr/local/bin
by default.