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Signify is a toool to create and verify signatures on files.
Homepage: https://github.com/aperezdc/signify
As an alternative to GnuPG (GPG)[1], it is a single-purpose tool originally designed to fill some needs at OpenBSD. It is focused solely on signatures and doesn't do encryption or descryption. It can make for a simpler approach when that is all that's needed.
A similar tool for encryption/decryption is Age (Encryption)[2].
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GnuPG (also known by its command name, gpg) is a tool primarily for public key Encryption[4] and cryptographic authentication.
5: /verifying-filespooler-job-integrity/
Sometimes, one wants to verify the integrity and authenticity of a Filespooler[6] job file before processing it.
Anything that uses encryption to keep content away from spying eyes.
(c) 2022-2024 John Goerzen