git-crypt #

Git crypt is a great tool, even though not perfect.

Before starting it #

Make sure you have the public gpg key installed:

# List gpg keys
gpg --list-keys 

# List gpg secret keys
gpg --list-secret-keys

If you don’t have you can generate one with GPG.

Encrypting a git repository folder #

#initiate it
git-crypt init

#add the public key of the user
git-crypt add-gpg-user 5A3700C672440657ACF09DEFB146A056E9BACD36

Configuring the secret files:

In the .gitattributes file you must do:

# Example 
secretfile filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
*.key filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
secretdir/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt

src/main/resources/*.yml filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt

Showing encrypted files #

git-crypt status -e