Marcus AdamsSo I think moving forward I'm switching to #AGE for file #encryption instead of #PGP. I occasionally make backup archives of various things and use passphrase encryption with #GPG to encrypt them before storing them. However, GPG is very slow for bigger files, and in some testing recently I discovered AGE is multiple times faster. Also, with their latest release they now support hybrid post #quantum assymmetric key pairs. So for encryption it can fully replace GPG.
I may sit down and do some more thorough comparisons between the two; symmetric and asymmetric encryption speed, output file size, ease of use, etc. Then do a write up.
Wiktor KwapisiewiczPlease keep us posted when you have more concrete results. Iām considering the available options. š
@wiktor Alright, I've got some test files laid out and as soon as my desktop isn't encoding this video file I'll do some testing. Honestly though, since AGE supports hybrid post quantum keys for asymmetric encryption, if you don't care that it doesn't do digital signatures, I'd probably stick with it. The one down-side is that GPG is far more integrated with modern GNU/Linux systems where you can just right click a file and click "Encrypt" or "Decrypt". AGE is terminal only right now AFAIK.