encrypt.sh

#!/bin/bash

infile=$1
outfile=${infile}.enc

if [ -f ${infile} ]; then
    if [ -f ${outfile} ]; then
        echo "target file ${outfile} already exists"
        exit 1
    fi

    printf "Enter encryption password: "
    read pass

    if [ -z ${pass} ]; then
        echo "No password provided, using default: biscuit"
        pass=biscuit
    fi

    cat ${infile} |openssl enc -base64 -e -aes-256-cbc -nosalt -pass pass:${pass} > ${outfile}

fi

decrypt.sh

#!/bin/bash

infile=$1
outfile=`echo ${infile} |sed 's/.enc//'`

if [ -f ${infile} ]; then
    if [ -f ${outfile} ]; then
        echo "target file ${outfile} already exists"
        exit 1
    fi

    printf "Enter decryption password: "
    read pass

    if [ -z ${pass} ]; then
        echo "No password provided, using default: biscuit"
        pass=biscuit
    fi

    cat ${infile} |openssl enc -base64 -d -aes-256-cbc -nosalt -pass pass:${pass} > ${outfile}

fi