Is using age like this to encrypt my files before uploading them to untrusted cloud storage not ok?
tar > age > cloud
Some comments mention signing with minisign. Should I be doing that like this:
tar > age > minisign > cloud
That said, I don't see anything strictly _wrong_ with your approach.
"Better encryption": Can you explain why age's encryption isn't sufficient if it's recommended for encrypting files? Really want to understand how it's recommended for encrypting and sharing a file over an untrusted channel like email, but not recommended to encrypt a file and upload it to an untrusted server.
You may expect tools such as restic or Borg or rclone should use Age. But they don’t, because they need their own file formats.
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