Sam Leffler (at Usenix) wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "f.johan.beisser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Harald Koch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 4:37 PM
> Subject: Re: 'secure' amanda?
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>>On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Harald Koch wrote:
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>>>Has anyone figured out how to run Amanda securely over the Internet? I
>>>have a single server at a webhosting site that I'd like to backup as
>>>part of the rest of my network backup. For various reasons, I can't do
>>>the obvious and setup a VPN.
>>>
>>>Suggestions welcome...
>>>
>>can you reach the machine directly? if so, why not run amanda via stunnel
>>(http://www.stunnel.org).
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>>i don't see a reason it wouldn't work.
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> You need udp transport too. When I asked this same question a while back
> some folks pointed me at a Linux kernel module that implemented encrypted
> udp tunnels. This wasn't an option for me 'cuz the endpoints aren't Linux.
> Check the mail archives if they still exist.
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> Sam
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What about PPP/SSH?? It's not exactly beautiful, but it will provide
both TCP and UDP transports...
Jeff
