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Remove unnecessary under-the-hood GPG public key cryptography

Background: Some existing programs, such as git-annex (git-annex encryption) and pass, delegate cryptography to GPG, "a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard". More ...
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How to use GnuPG to get the smallest possible output (symmetric encryption)?

I'm trying to produce very small OpenPGP-encrypted files that can be embedded into QR codes. However, in comparison to for example OpenSSL, GnuPG seems to produce very large results for a simple ...
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How to convert gpg4win's binary to ascii, with Notepad++

I can reliably convert gpg4win's ascii to binary using Notepad++ option "Base64 Decode" (credit: James K Polk). Works every time. But when I attempt the reverse, i.e. convert binary to ascii, it ...
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