aef is an encrypted file archiver, it uses AES-256-GCM to fully encrypt data and scrypt to prevent brute force data cracking. It also allows the use of Brotli to reduce the size of archived files.
Warning
- aef has not undergone any security check
- Disruptive changes may occur prior to
1.0
- Use
AES-256-GCMfor complete data encryption - Use
scryptto prevent brute force cracking - Use
brotlicompression file Optional - Support cross-platform
LinuxmacOSWindows - Support the encryption
directoryandfile - Support file permissions Unix
Download the binary from the release page
Or use cargo to install
cargo install aefaef -i ./files/ -o ./dist.aefaef -i ./dist.aef -o ./files/ -dBy default you will enter your password in the terminal, if you don't want to enter it manually you can use the -p option
aef -i ./files/ -o ./dist.aef -p 123456aef support the use of brotli to compress files, you can use the -c option to specify the compression level
# Compress at the fastest speed
aef -i ./files -o ./dist.aef -c
# Adjust the compress quality
aef -i ./files -o ./dist.aef -c 8- Fastest:
-c 0 - Best:
-c 11
aef --helpUsage: aef [OPTIONS]
Options:
-i, --input <INPUT> File | Stdin
-o, --output <OUTPUT> File | Stdout
-p, --password <PASSWORD> Set password
-d, --decrypt Decrypt file
-c, --compress [<LEVEL>] Set compression level [0 - 11]
--scrypt-log-n <SCRYPT_LOG_N> Set scrypt params [default: 20]
--scrypt-r <SCRYPT_R> Set scrypt params [default: 8]
--scrypt-p <SCRYPT_P> Set scrypt params [default: 1]
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version