diff --git a/scripts/decrypt_dir.sh b/scripts/decrypt_dir
similarity index 59%
rename from scripts/decrypt_dir.sh
rename to scripts/decrypt_dir
index cbd2bd0..86df974 100755
--- a/scripts/decrypt_dir.sh
+++ b/scripts/decrypt_dir
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
+PROGRAM_NAME=$(basename $0)
+
 function usage() {
-    echo "Usage: decrypt_dir.sh INPUT OUTPUT"
+    echo "Usage: $PROGRAM_NAME INPUT OUTPUT"
     exit $1
 }
 
@@ -12,11 +14,9 @@ fi
 if [[ "$#" -eq 2 ]] ; then
     INPUT=$1
     OUTPUT=$2
-    mkdir -p $2
-    openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -pbkdf2 -in $INPUT | tar xz -C $OUTPUT
+    mkdir -p $OUTPUT
+    gpgtar --decrypt -C $OUTPUT $INPUT
     exit $?
 fi
 
 usage 1
-
-
diff --git a/scripts/encrypt_dir.sh b/scripts/encrypt_dir
similarity index 64%
rename from scripts/encrypt_dir.sh
rename to scripts/encrypt_dir
index 8e8afb8..6b06a40 100755
--- a/scripts/encrypt_dir.sh
+++ b/scripts/encrypt_dir
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
+PROGRAM_NAME=$(basename $0)
+
 function usage() {
-    echo "Usage: encrypt_dir.sh INPUT OUTPUT"
+    echo "Usage: $PROGRAM_NAME INPUT OUTPUT"
     exit $1
 }
 
@@ -14,10 +16,9 @@ if [[ "$#" -eq 2 ]] ; then
     OUTPUT=$2
 
     cd $INPUT
-    tar -czf - * | openssl enc -e -aes-256-cbc -pbkdf2 -out $OUTPUT
+    gpgtar --symmetric --encrypt -o $OUTPUT *
     cd -
     exit $?
 fi
 
 usage 1
-