I have found this link useful in setting up encrypted backups. http://security.uchicago.edu/tools/gpg-amanda/
-CM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicki Messerschmidt, Linksystem Muenchen GmbH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 8:13 AM Subject: Re: Encrypted Files on Tape > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Nicki Messerschmidt wrote: > > is there any known method to encrypt the data, before writing it to > > tape? I thought of something like "gpg -c" which does a symmetric > > encryption, but if I do this then I won't be able to use amrecover > > any more. Has anyone a good idea for this problem? > One could use something like this: > # Create empty file > dd if=/dev/zero of=testfile bs=1024 count=1024 > > # Compress it with zlib Routine (-z 9) and encrypt it with a password > # from $PASSWORDFILE > cat testfile | gpg --passphrase-fd 3 -z 9 --no-tty -c - 3<$PASSWORDFILE > >testfile.gpg > > # Decompress and decrypt with a password from $PASSWORDFILE > cat testfile.gpg | gpg --output - --passphrase-fd 3 --no-tty --decrypt > - - 3<$PASSWORDFILE > test > > This works and gpg can handle STD(IN|OUT). But how do I implement this > into amanda? And is there a possibility that I have to enter the > password when I want to recover some files? > > > Thanks in advance, > Nicki > > - -- > Linksystem Muenchen GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Schloerstrasse 10 http://www.link-m.de > 80634 Muenchen Tel. 089 / 890 518-0 > We make the Net work. Fax 089 / 890 518-77 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> > Comment: Keys at: https://www.link-m.de/pgp > > iQA/AwUBPmiM3+s1nPm17iBDEQL7KQCeNbN7tdhMVfF3znHL9U5HT3qrd0EAoKQH > lNDAUuKuy0QnS+bgsrBCcTsL > =rZHz > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
