Question

PGP encryption can be performed from the command line as well. What is the PGP command line syntax to encrypt the my-message.txt file for a specific user (Sean) and save the output as secret-message.txt.gpg?

Answer 1

Answer:

pgp --encrypt "my-message.txt" --recipient (Sean) --output ("secret-message.txt.gpg")

Explanation:

PGP encryption from the command line can be done using the following format:

• pgp --encrypt (input) --recipient (user) --output (output file)

Therefore, PGP command line syntax to encrypt the my-message.txt file for a specific user (Sean) and save the output as secret-message.txt.gpg is:

• pgp --encrypt "my-message.txt" --recipient (Sean) --output ("secret-message.txt.gpg")