Longevity question — If Keka goes down, how do I unencrypt my files?

[user7179]

Hi there, I was wondering how I would unencrypt my Keka AES-256 zipped files if Keka ever goes down permanently.

[gingerbeardman]

macOS Archive Utility will expand them no problem, at least it did just now in Monterey.

Also: BetterZip, Entropy, MacZip, The Unarchiver (there are just the apps I have installed)

Not: WinZip for Mac.

[aonez]

@user7179 AES-256 is an open standard so there will always be options, plus plus Keka will never go down 😛

[TechnoMemory]

You can decrypt with p7zip (similar to 7z but for Unix).

although apple has built in ways to encrypt and decrypt files and folders. check out these sources for more info if want:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY7zARFrpDU
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/how-to-use-apples-built-in-features-to-encrypt-files-and-folders/