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Date: 2007nov2
OS: Linux
Level: Beginner

Q.  What are the Linux file encryption commands?

A.  You can use:

	gpg	- Gnu Privary Guard
	shred	- Securely delete a file
	bcrypt	- Encrypt a file with the Blowfish algorithm
	crypt	- Not around any more

   See man pages for more info.

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