On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:21:45 -0700 (PDT) "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> No,I mean data storing encryptation, as this howto: > > http://www.crypt.gen.nz/papers/backup_encryption.html Ah, interesting. You might also check the zmanda wiki for more recent advice. I have not experimented with encrypting the backups as they are made in this manner, so maybe someone else can chime in. I conjecture that once you start making backups with encryption, the older dumps will not be immediately recoverable because they are not encrypted. If so, then starting over might be a good idea. Or you could proceed, knowing that you will have to change the dump type back to the unencrypted to recover old dumps. If you do monthly or annual snapshots, document that well! I solve the problem of encrypting my backups with a different mechanism. I back to disk, and rsync to another disk for offsite backup. I encrypt the file system on the offsite disks with ecryptfs. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
