RAMEN
RAMEN (RAndoM ENcryption) is a simple text encryption program that, rather than using a password, generates a file full of metadata to reassemble the text. Without the meta file, the data is completely useless. As such, it can be secured physically on a hard drive, CD, phone, in the cloud, etc. The goal here was not to create the next big thing in cryptography; but instead to add another layer of protection on top of standard file encryption.
All it is is a python program that is under 200 lines of code. It's compatible with any Linux machine capable of running bash, Python 3 and the touch
command. It is probably compatible with more shells than just bash but I haven't tested it with any.
To install:
Simply mark the file as executable (usually chmod +x
and run it. It has no special dependencies outside of touch
and python3
.
Developed by Gavyn Rogers