5.21.3 ENCODE

The ENCODE command will PGP encode the contents of specified FROM file.

When encrypting a single column working list is required to supply the list of recipients.

The recipient name can be either a partial userID or the keyID of the recipient's public key.

Syntax:

Command

Keyword

Value

Developer notes

ENCODE

FROM

value

Required. File Path.

TO

value

Required. File Path.

REPLACE

*YES

Optional. Replace existing file.

*NO

Default.

NAME

value

Optional. Literal data name.

*TOFILE

Use TO file name.

*FROMFILE

Use FROM file name.

*CONSOLE

Default.

CIPHER

*NONE

Optional. Encryption cipher.

*DES

 

*3DES

 

*IDEA

 

*CAST5

Default.

*SAFER

 

*AES-128

 

*AES-192

 

*AES-256

 

*TWOFISH

 

*BLOWFISH

 

ARMORED

*NO

ASCII Output.

*YES

Default.

COMPRESSED

*NO

Compress data.

*YES

Default.

SIGNER

name:password

The signer value is comprised of two parts, the name and password in the format name:password. The name can be the keyID or the partial userID of the secret key.

 

Example

ENCODE FROM(data.txt) TO(encrypt.asc) REPLACE(*YES) CIPHER(*AES-128)

ARMORED(*YES) COMPRESSED(*YES) SIGNER(C98A1CF5FC4828FB:password) #WRKLST(USERID)