Backup encryption key

[Shachar Shemesh]

Yuval Hager wrote:
> On Thursday 23 April 2009, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>   
>>> How do you use the password in an automated backup then?
>>>       
>> Actually, I do not automate it. This is the command that I use to make
>> the tarball:
>> $ tar -zcvf - /home/user/ | openssl des3 -salt -k PASSWORD | dd
>> of=DATE.tbz
>>
>> And this one to decrypt it:
>> $ dd if=DATE.tbz | openssl des3 -d -k PASSWORD | tar zvxf -
>>     
>
> Well, I was looking for a more streamlined solution. Something that is:
> 1) automatic
> 2) offsite (e.g. online)
> 3) bandwidth and space efficient (due to (2) above)
> 4) (opt.) encrypted
> 5) incremental
>
> I currently use rdiff-backup, but it does not abide to (3) above. I started 
> looking into duplicity (from the same author), and then thought about 
> description, hence the original post.
>   
http://rsyncrypto.lingnu.com + rsync

Provides 1-5.

Shachar

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Shachar Shemesh
Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd.
http://www.lingnu.com

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