WEBVTT 0 00:02.410 --> 00:04.110 Hello and welcome! 1 00:04.180 --> 00:12.850 In this video I’ll show you how to keep your notes and text files secure using EncryptPad. EncryptPad 2 00:12.850 --> 00:17.850 is just an Open Source text editor with an encryption function. 3 00:17.980 --> 00:27.450 What makes it different from other editors is that it's extremely easy to use, it’s portable and multi-platform: 4 00:27.520 --> 00:33.400 there are versions for Windows, Linux or MacOS. 5 00:33.400 --> 00:43.350 EncryptPad protects text files, images, videos or archives with passwords, key files, or even both. 6 00:43.420 --> 00:47.500 In today's world, plain text is an easy target. 7 00:47.500 --> 00:56.300 Think of it this way: if you are to keep sensitive information in plain text on your laptop or on a USB 8 00:56.300 --> 01:00.310 stick and then lose them or they got stolen 9 01:00.320 --> 01:07.670 whoever will poses them would be able to read all of the unencrypted contents of your drive. 10 01:07.760 --> 01:15.110 Of course there are many other good and secure tools that can encrypt your files for example GPG. 11 01:15.650 --> 01:23.820 Just that it's not handy at all to encrypt the text file after each modification, erase the clear text 12 01:23.840 --> 01:31.220 version of the file and decrypt it again later on when you want to see or edit the file. 13 01:31.230 --> 01:31.700 EncryptPad 14 01:31.700 --> 01:36.430 not only does this on the fly but does it very well. 15 01:36.740 --> 01:45.770 It uses advanced encryption standard for symmetric encryption and SHA 256 for integrity check and the 16 01:45.770 --> 01:53.180 file format is compatible with GPG which is one of the most well known encryption tools. 17 01:53.330 --> 01:55.010 Okay, let's get started! 18 01:55.520 --> 02:02.110 I'll install EncryptPad on a Linux Mint following the steps on the official website. 19 02:02.270 --> 02:11.980 I'll go to downloads and then choose the latest release; here on this page you see the versions for Windows, 20 02:12.460 --> 02:20.120 Linux or Mac OS and I'll follow the link for details on Linux installation. 21 02:27.380 --> 02:31.120 I'll install it on Linux Mint via PPA. 22 02:31.190 --> 02:35.240 You should follow the same steps for Ubuntu as well. 23 02:35.300 --> 02:38.170 First I may think the new repository, 24 02:38.520 --> 02:44.680 I'm becoming root, sudo su and I am pasting that line 25 02:47.860 --> 02:57.670 and then apt update && apt install encryptpad and encryptcli 26 03:07.900 --> 03:08.250 okay. 27 03:08.270 --> 03:13.780 It's installing; you can also copy and then paste this line, 28 03:13.960 --> 03:16.610 this command! okay! 29 03:16.640 --> 03:17.560 It's over. 30 03:17.580 --> 03:18.480 It was installed! 31 03:21.120 --> 03:23.100 Let's open encryptpad, 32 03:27.460 --> 03:34.970 this is encryptpad! We notice it's a normal text editor like notepad or 33 03:34.980 --> 03:36.000 notepad++ 34 03:36.000 --> 03:39.250 just that the text file will be encrypted. 35 03:39.420 --> 03:40.700 Let's play around with it. 36 03:42.680 --> 03:45.470 I am writing something inside the file. 37 03:45.650 --> 03:47.510 Let's suppose this is a secret! 38 03:50.160 --> 03:52.530 Before saving the file 39 03:52.530 --> 04:04.030 you must set a passphrase: set passphrase - use something complex at least 12 or 14 random characters 40 04:04.240 --> 04:12.490 including the jdigits and special characters or 6 to 8 random words; just for this example 41 04:12.490 --> 04:15.370 I'll use something simple to write it fast. 42 04:19.860 --> 04:20.770 OK. 43 04:20.870 --> 04:24.140 And I am saving the file on my desktop. 44 04:28.330 --> 04:38.880 EncryptPad supports 2 encrypted file formats GPG and EPD. The GPG file type is for a well known OpenGPG 45 04:38.870 --> 04:48.390 format and it's compatible with other open GPG tools; you can use it when opening a file even if Encrypt 46 04:48.420 --> 04:49.930 PAD is not available. 47 04:50.800 --> 04:59.460 For this example I'll choose the encryptpad format and save 48 04:59.640 --> 05:02.110 Let's go to my desktop. 49 05:02.110 --> 05:10.350 If I try to open the file using a command like cat or less or an editor like notepad notepad++ 50 05:10.360 --> 05:14.510 or vim you'll see random gibberish. 51 05:14.530 --> 05:19.390 The file was encrypted using advanced encryption standard. 52 05:19.420 --> 05:21.250 This is the contents of the file! 53 05:24.650 --> 05:25.690 It's encrypted! 54 05:28.660 --> 05:37.990 Later when I want to open the file using Encrypt Pad it will ask for the passphrase; I am writing 55 05:38.200 --> 05:41.760 the correct passphrase! okay! 56 05:41.810 --> 05:51.070 This is the file! If you want to use a private key for the symmetric encryption instead of a passphrase 57 05:51.090 --> 05:58.680 it's simple you just click on generate key and then choose a key path which is the directory where the 58 05:58.680 --> 05:59.790 key will be saved. 59 06:01.240 --> 06:09.250 Let's choose the desktop directory and the key will be named my key and save. 60 06:10.230 --> 06:17.770 And okay! The next step which is optional is to choose a passphrase that will be used to encrypt the 61 06:17.770 --> 06:19.250 secret key. 62 06:19.270 --> 06:26.620 This is double protection because even if a hacker is somehow using an exploit gets your key that will 63 06:26.620 --> 06:29.920 be of no use without the passphrase 64 06:32.920 --> 06:33.390 and 65 06:33.480 --> 06:34.090 Okay. 66 06:34.310 --> 06:42.870 Do you want to use the generated key for this file? and I'll choose No! I want to save it is another file 67 06:43.110 --> 06:45.030 also on my desktop. 68 06:45.060 --> 06:53.590 Let's say mysecret1 and I'll set the encryption key for the newly created file. 69 06:53.640 --> 06:54.630 This is the key. 70 06:54.660 --> 06:56.480 Open and okay. 71 06:58.010 --> 07:00.430 And I am entering the passphrase for the key! 72 07:03.710 --> 07:04.250 Perfect! 73 07:08.460 --> 07:11.070 Later when I want to open the file 74 07:11.130 --> 07:14.340 I will need both the key and the passphrase! 75 07:19.330 --> 07:24.240 It's asking for the encryption key I'm selecting my key open and. 76 07:24.260 --> 07:24.730 Okay. 77 07:25.150 --> 07:29.100 And the passphrase for the key; and this is the file. 78 07:29.290 --> 07:36.340 Take care not to lose any of them as there isn't a known way to recover your data. 79 07:36.340 --> 07:38.530 The file will be forever lost.