What's a good lock box ??

[Les Mikesell]

On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 15:22, William Case wrote:
> Hi;
> 
> Need suggestions for a good lockbox -- a specialized application or an
> appropriate technique for locking away sensitive personal information.
> 
> I am not normally a paranoid security freak. I keep my single user (most
> of the time) desktop and Internet system fairly open and loose.
> However, I would like to create one secure file or folder in which I can
> record as text things like a long list of user names and passwords for
> web sites -- to range from minor not often used sites, to Bank Accounts,
> paypal, some personal data with serial numbers etc.
> 
> Is there a special program that exists for creating and locking up such
> a file without interfering with my generally open way of doing things?
> Any recommendations graciously received.

If you want something really simple, there is:
vi -x filename
It will prompt for the encryption key and keep the file
copy encrypted.

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 Les Mikesell
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