Protect With Password
Generate ONE strong password and apply it to each referenced file (PDF, Word, Excel...
Install
npx skills add transilienceai/communitytools --skill protect-with-password -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- transilienceai/communitytools600
- Category
- Documents
- Updated
- 3mo ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 512 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Generate ONE strong password and apply it to each referenced file (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or any type). Use when asked to password-protect / encrypt / lock one or more deliverable files with a single password before sharing.
Protect With Password
Mint a single strong password and password-protect every referenced file with it, "accordingly" per file type. Deterministic, non-destructive (originals are never touched), AES-256 or nothing.
Run it
python3 tools/protect_with_password.py FILE [FILE ...] \
[--password PW] [--length 24] [--out-dir DIR] \
[--password-file PATH | --no-password-file]
- Pass every file the user referenced as positional arguments.
- By default a strong password is generated (
--passwordoverrides to reuse one). - Protected copies are written alongside each input, or into
--out-dir. - The tool prints a JSON summary on stdout and a password banner on stderr, and (unless
--no-password-file) writes the password to a chmod-600PROTECT-PASSWORD.txt.
How each type is protected
| File | Protection | Result |
|---|---|---|
.pdf | Native AES-256 (qpdf → pypdf fallback) | <name>-protected.pdf, recipient is prompted for the password on open |
.docx/.xlsx/.pptx, .doc/.xls/.ppt, images, anything else | AES-256 7-Zip archive (-mhe=on, filenames encrypted) | <name>.7z, recipient extracts with the password (7-Zip / Keka / WinRAR) |
Native in-file Office (MS-OFFCRYPTO "agile") encryption needs LibreOffice or a dedicated encryptor that is not bundled here, so Office files are wrapped in a strong AES-256 archive instead. If no AES-256 tool is available for a file, it is reported as a failure, never downgraded to weak ZipCrypto/RC4 (no false assurance).
After running
Relay the password to the user and remind them to share it OUT-OF-BAND, never in the same channel/email as the protected files, and to delete PROTECT-PASSWORD.txt once handed over. Exit code is 0 only if every file was protected; 1 if any failed (check results[].reason).
