I've noticed that I'm too dependent on my password manager and I don't have any local backups of my passwords. I want to encrypt a passwords.txt file for safekeeping, but using Veracrypt feels like overkill. Can anyone suggest some simpler and effective ways to do this?
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Consider importing your passwords into KeePassXC if you’re looking for a local password management solution. You could also use GPG for encryption, or even OpenSSL. Ansible Vault is another possibility.
Creating an encrypted ZFS dataset could be a good approach if you are on a compatible system. It adds an extra layer of security to your data.
What operating system are you on? Many systems have built-in tools for file encryption that could be very useful!
A straightforward option is to use 7zip to compress your file and set a password for it. It’s pretty easy and should do the job for basic encryption.
You might want to look into using PGP or GPG with symmetric encryption, which is quite reliable and works across various operating systems.
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