Brad Farrell wrote: > > Hi there > > > > Is there a way with rsync to encrypt data at the source before > transmitting? Not talking about the actually transmission, but the > data itself. I’ve got a few department heads that want their data > secured before it leaves their computer so that no one in the office > can access the data except for them. > Rsync does not encrypt the files in a way that is impossible for the receiving machine to decrypt. There is no way (that I know) to integrate that seemlessly into the process.
What you can do, however, is encrypt the files, and then run rsync on the encrypted result. Touting my own horn here, have a look at rsyncrypto (http://sf.net/projects/rsyncrypto) for an encryption scheme that does not totally destroy rsync's wire efficiency. > > > Thanks. > > > > Brad Farrell > > Brevell Consulting > > ph: 403-279-6380 > > fx: 403-568-2112 > > > Shachar -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html