Password Protect Tar.gz File Portable -

Standard .tar.gz files . But you can easily encrypt them using openssl or gpg .

-salt -pbkdf2 : Adds extra security layers to protect against brute-force attacks. -out : Saves the final, encrypted file. How to Decrypt: password protect tar.gz file

tar czv ./my_folder | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -out final_backup.tar.gz.enc Standard