On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:37:34 +0200, lee wrote: > Camaleón <[email protected]> writes: > >> On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:08:48 +0200, lee wrote: >> >>> Camaleón <[email protected]> writes: >>> >>>> Encryption at software level adds an extra layer of incompatiblity I >>>> prefer to avoid for backups. >>> >>> What is incompatible about creating an archive with tar and then >>> encrypting it with gpg? >> >> Nothing... unless you have to extract the backup files on Windows, >> MacOS, another non-linux system > > Are you saying that when I encrypt a file with gpg on one computer, it's > impossible to decrypt it on another one?
You can if you have the proper software installed. My Windows boxes do not have GPG/PGP installed by default, for instance. >> or simply in a computer that has not installed the required program to >> cope with GPG for decrypting. > > Gpg is one of the basic programs that should be installed. On what OSes? :-) > If it isn't, it doesn't hurt to install it. Yes, but for backup files I prefer to do not add an extra layer of complexity that can lead to not be able to view the files. Backup files need to be reliable. > You can say the same for tar or file systems ... Nope, PeaZip is a very good piece of software ;-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
