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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se> | 2021-02-22 15:13:35 +0100 |
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se> | 2021-02-22 15:13:35 +0100 |
| commit | dd116f575bd7b6d2e65d9432f5268dbde3b85f0c (patch) | |
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| parent | change license + misc (diff) | |
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Update readme
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se>
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@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@ -A simple command that generates a key from a file and a passphrase. +NAME + file2key - generates a key from a file and a passphrase -file2key uses Keccak[] to create a hash as big as a selected file -and the prints the bitwise exclusive or of the hash and the file -making a keyfile from any normal file and a passphrase. The idea -is the reversed of steganography. +SYNOPSIS + file2key [file] -file2key cannot be configured. The idea behind this is that you -if it required configurations you run the risk of losing all your -keys if you lose your configurations. This must not happen. +DESCRIPTION + file2key uses Keccak[] to create a hash as big as a + selected file and the prints the bitwise exclusive or + of the hash and the file making a key file from any + normal file and a passphrase. -file2key can also be used to encrypt and decrypt files. + The idea is the reversed of steganography. + file2key can also be used to encrypt and decrypt files. + +RATIONALE + file2key cannot be configured. The idea behind this is + that you if it required configurations you run the risk + of losing all your keys if you lose your configurations. + This must not happen. |