icepack 0.2.0

Encrypting File Archiver

icepack - Encrypting File Archiver

icepack combines age encryption, SSH signatures and Zip files to create encrypted and verifiable archives. Except for the number of files and their approximate size, no metadata is visible.

Installation

Requirements:

• Python 3.8
• age 1.0
• OpenSSH 8.0

Install with pip or pipx:

$ pip install icepack

Usage

Initialize the keys

$ icepack init
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): *****
Enter same passphrase again: *****
The keys have been initialized in /home/username/.config/icepack
Make sure to protect and backup this directory!

Create an archive

$ icepack create $HOME/Documents/ $HOME/my-documents.zip
Documents/Cat Pictures
Documents/Cat Pictures/awww.jpg
Documents/Cat Pictures/grumpy.jpg
Documents/Cat Pictures/socute.jpg
Documents/world-domination.txt
Enter passphrase: *****

You can allow additional recipients to extract the archive by passing their public keys via the --recipient option.

Extract an archive

$ icepack extract $HOME/my-documents.zip $HOME/
Enter passphrase for "/home/username/.config/icepack/identity": *****
Documents/Cat Pictures/
Documents/Cat Pictures/awww.jpg
Documents/Cat Pictures/grumpy.jpg
Documents/Cat Pictures/socute.jpg
Documents/world-domination.txt

Check the version and dependencies

$ icepack version --dependencies
icepack 0.1.0
✅ age found. (Version: v1.0.0)
✅ age-keygen found.
✅ ssh found. (Version: OpenSSH_8.2p1)
✅ ssh-keygen found.