Secure Tar (sectar) creates encrypted tape archives (tar files). It uses gzip compression, and the AES algorithim. The encryption is exported under exemption TSU 740.13.
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Addition of the libraries to the distribution that will allow systems without getopt.h installed to work (tested on Solaris and should work on all others).
All the correct features for a standalone application have been added, as well as a non-interactive mode where it will create its own key, and read it on the fly. It can now encrypt/decrypt with multiple blocksizes and keysizes.