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+title: "age"
+category: "Backup, files and security"
+tagline: "Simple, modern file encryption with small keys and no configuration."
+source: "pacman"
+package: "age"
+command: "age"
+website: "https://age-encryption.org/"
+code: "https://github.com/FiloSottile/age"
+---
+
+## What it is
+
+age encrypts files. You encrypt to someone's short public key, or to a passphrase, and only the matching private key or passphrase can decrypt the result. It does one job, has no settings to get wrong, and is a simpler alternative to GPG for sending or storing a file safely. `age-keygen` makes a key pair, and age can also encrypt to SSH public keys.
+
+```
+age -p -o notes.txt.age notes.txt
+```
+
+## Why it's here
+
+- **Hard to misuse.** There are no ciphers or options to pick.
+- **Small keys.** A public key fits on one line, so it's easy to share.
+- **Works with SSH keys.** Encrypt a file to a colleague's existing `ssh-ed25519` key.
+
+## On CoreDesktop
+
+age is installed from pacman, with nothing extra configured. Run `age` in a terminal. `update` keeps it current with the rest of the Arch packages.