Encrypt/Decrypt script for Linux shell using Openssl

Parameters

The script used the following parameters:

1. -m The mechanism you want to use: Either enc for encryption or dec for decryption
2. -s The string, folder, file you want to encrypt or decrypt

How to run the script

1. Make sure Openssl is installed: https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-install-openssl-from-source-on-linux/
2. Clone this repository
3. Make the script executable
   • sudo chmod -x encrypt_decrypt.sh
4. Run the script
   • ./encrypt_decrypt.sh -m enc -s "This is a sample string" <<< SuperS3curePassw0rd!
   • ./encrypt_decrypt.sh -m dec -s "U2FsdGVkX1/mgl7Z+Y1cmNATJD/CnTHEFLlKhEwwUlpw8YYchYDoTAzMFGI20bIR" <<< SuperS3curePassw0rd!

Changelog

1. v0.2: Made the script more secure by not having the password as parameter but prompting the password