PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SCRIPT IT WAS WRITTEN A LONG TIME AGO AND IT IS NOT SECURE AT ALL
Before I start writing this script, I wanted to store my passwords in a secure way on my computer. I learned about the immutable attribute and GnuPG and it was great, but I was thinking I add to enter to much commands. So began this script, in the aim to automate this task.
- Only on ext file systems and requires the script to be run as root: add/remove the 'immutable' attribute to a file, edit a file with this attribute
- Encrypt/decrypt files via GnuPG
- Set the owner, group and mode of a file
| Dependency | Why? |
|---|---|
| bash | To run the script |
| e2fsprogs | To [un]set the immutable attribute on files |
| A text editor that can be run as root (e.g. Vim) | To edit files |
| GnuPG | To encrypt/decrypt files |
To get the help message, call the script without arguments.
For example, if it is in the current directory:
./secure-file.sh- Improve help messages
- Make it more secure (no data loss)
- Something to unsecure a file, execute a command on it, then resecure the file
- Improve code readability
- Executable as non-root user
- Support not only for ext file systems