rage

name	rage
description	Use this skill when the user wants to encrypt or decrypt files using the age encryption format, generate key pairs, or work with SSH keys for file encryption.

Rage Plugin

A simple, secure and modern file encryption tool using the age format.

Commands

Key Generation

• rage keygen generate — Generate a new age key pair

Encryption

• rage encrypt file — Encrypt a file to recipients

Decryption

• rage decrypt file — Decrypt using identity file or SSH key

Usage Examples

Generate a key pair:

rage-keygen

Encrypt with a recipient:

rage -r age1pymw5hyr39qyuc950tget63aq8vfd52dclj8x7xhm08g6ad86dkserumnz -o file.age file.txt

Encrypt with passphrase:

rage -p -o file.age file.txt

Encrypt to multiple recipients:

rage -r age1... -r age1... -o file.age file.txt

Encrypt using SSH key:

rage -R ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub file.png > file.png.age

Decrypt with identity file:

rage -d -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 file.age > file.txt

Decrypt with passphrase:

rage -d file.age > file.txt

Installation

cargo install rage

Or via package manager:

brew install rage        # macOS/Linux
apk add rage             # Alpine
pacman -S rage-encryption # Arch

Key Features

• Simple age encryption format
• Small explicit keys (no config files)
• SSH key support (ed25519, rsa)
• Passphrase encryption
• Multiple recipients
• UNIX-style composability
• Hardware token support (YubiKey via age-plugin-yubikey)
• Cross-platform (macOS, Linux, Windows, FreeBSD)