Better way of encrypting backups would be something like this: 1. Generate a random key for backup encryption. 2. Encrypt the generated key with a password provided by the user. 3. Save the encrypted key with backups.
Now if the user wants to change the password, only the key file needs to be re-encrypted. That is more or less how LUKS works. As an added bonus better key derivation functions for step two can be easily added over time with a scheme like this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to deja-dup in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/957857 Title: No way to change password for a backup set Status in Déjà Dup: Confirmed Status in deja-dup package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In deja-dup-preferences, there is no way to change a password for a backup set - without starting the backups again from 0. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/+bug/957857/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
