This script takes a file or directroy as input, uses tar if a directory and GPG AES256 symmetric encryption with the password you provide and adds it to IPFS and returns the IPFS hash.
I use this on a Macbook Pro with GPG.
./ipfs-add-from-encrypted.py -i test.txt -n Secrets.Out File encrypted and added to IPFS with this hash QmYjK5jHgYSyeyKZqDZyLCzrziphB18wuM93mXtySEryD1 ./ipfs-add-from-encrypted.py -i /home/testing/stuff -n Stuff.Out File encrypted and added to IPFS with this hash QmYjK5jHgYSyeyKZqDZyLCzrziphB18wuM93mXtySEryD1 usage: ipfs-add-from-encrypted.py [-h] -i INPUT -n NAME Encrypt file/directory and add it to IPFS optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit -i INPUT, --input INPUT File.txt or Directory -n NAME, --name NAME Set encrypted output filename