encrypting

[Mel Seder]

--- Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 08:54:14PM -0800, Mel Seder wrote:
> > I have a text file that changes on a regular basis,  say once a
> day.
> > 
> > I'd like to 
> >    a) securely encrypt it
> >    b) erase original text file
> >    c) put encrypted file on the Internet
> >       wait until another change has been made
> >    d) download it from the Internet
> >    e) decrypt it
> >    f) edit the resulting text file
> >       go back to step a) and start over 
> > 
> > also,  is there a way to erase a text file so that it useless to
> anyone
> > trying to take a peek at it after it has been deleted?
> > 
> > What would you suggest?
> 
> Is this going to be automated or done manually?


  It will be done manually



> 
> if it going to be automated it gets much more complex.
> 
> gpg makes sense for encrypting I think, depending on how many people
> need to be able to retrieve and decrypt it.


  I am the only one that will be using the file


> 
> Lennart Sorensen
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