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Symmetic encryption

For symmetic encryption, you can use the following:

To encrypt:

openssl aes-256-cbc -salt -a -e -in plaintext.txt -out encrypted.txt

To decrypt:

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Symmetic encryption

For symmetic encryption, you can use the following:

To encrypt:

openssl aes-256-cbc -salt -a -e -in plaintext.txt -out encrypted.txt

To decrypt:

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Setting up ssh public key authentication on macOS using a YubiKey 4

I largely followed Florin's blog post, but have a few notes to add regarding issues I encountered:

Basic setup notes

1. I used a YubiKey 4, while the blog describes using a YubiKey NEO. I'm sure a YubiKey 5 would also work. I'm also running macOS 10.13.6.
2. I installed GPGTools as recommended. However, as I'll note later, it seems that gpg-agent only automatically starts when gpg is used; for ssh, you'll need to ensure it's running.
3. Before generating your keys, decide what key size you want to use. If you run the list command inside gpg --edit-card, look for the Key attributes line to see what is currently selected. On my YubiKey 4, it defaulted to 2048 bits for all keys:

Key attributes ...: rsa2048 rsa2048 rsa2048