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# Enchive : encrypted personal archives
Enchive is a tool encrypts files to yourself for long-term archival.
It's intended as a focused, simple alternative to more complex
solutions such as GnuPG. This program has no external dependencies and
is very easy to build for local use. Portability is emphasized over
Enchive is a tool to encrypt files to yourself for long-term archival.
It's a focused, simple alternative to more complex solutions such as
GnuPG or encrypted filesystems. Enchive has no external dependencies
and is trivial to build for local use. Portability is emphasized over
performance.
Supported platforms: Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows
The name is a portmanteau of "encrypt" and "archive," pronounced
en'kīv.
Files are secured with ChaCha20, Curve25519, and HMAC-SHA256.
## Usage