age – encryption tool

Version 1.3.1 · github.com/FiloSottile/age

Downloads

Platform	File	SHA-256
Linux x64	age-linux-amd64.tar.gz	bdc69c09cbdd6cf8b1f333d372a1f58247b3a33146406333e30c0f26e8f51377
Linux ARM64	age-linux-arm64.tar.gz	c6878a324421b69e3e20b00ba17c04bc5c6dab0030cfe55bf8f68fa8d9e9093a
macOS Apple Silicon	age-darwin-arm64.tar.gz	01120ea2cbf0463d4c6bd767f99f3271bbed1cdc8a9aa718a76ba1fe4f01998b
Windows x64	age-windows-amd64.zip	c56e8ce22f7e80cb85ad946cc82d198767b056366201d3e1a2b93d865be38154

Decrypt a file

Linux / macOS

tar xzf age-linux-amd64.tar.gz        # or age-darwin-arm64.tar.gz
./age/age --decrypt -o plaintext.txt rescue.age
# enter passphrase when prompted

Windows (PowerShell)

Expand-Archive age-windows-amd64.zip .
.\age\age.exe --decrypt -o plaintext.txt rescue.age

Verify checksum (optional but recommended)

# Linux
sha256sum age-linux-amd64.tar.gz

# macOS
shasum -a 256 age-darwin-arm64.tar.gz

# Windows PowerShell
Get-FileHash age-windows-amd64.zip -Algorithm SHA256

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