Backup encryption key

[Dotan Cohen]

> I've been considering encrypting my backups (e.g. using duplicity), but I am
> always afraid to lose the backup key when I lose the data I need to
> restore. This has the unfortunate implications of practically having no
> backups at all.
>
> I'd like to ask the list, when you backup your data (and you do, don't
> you?) - do you use encryption? If so, what measures do you take to ensure
> the key is safer than the data itself?
>

My backups are merely encrypted tarballs of my $HOME directory, with a
password. Like you, I fear not having access to whatever data that I
need to open my backups, but do not want to leave them unencrypted.

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Dotan Cohen

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