Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-03 Thread Jan Novak
Am 02.09.2015 um 21:30 schrieb Dr. Boris Neubert: > Am 2. September 2015 16:15:34 schrieb Bowie > >>> and how can be a backup encoded (because of unsecure cloud server or >>> similar)? >> I believe the only way to do this is to have the data directory reside >> on an encrypted filesystem. >> > I

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread Tim Fletcher
On 02/09/15 14:35, Jan Novak wrote: > Hi there, > > two questions: > Is it possible to switch the destination directory of the backup for > each host > and how can be a backup encoded (because of unsecure cloud server or > similar)? I've read over the thread and BackupPC is in this case not the

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread Dr. Boris Neubert
you are right - my proposal would not encrypt the metadata like filename and path, at least not without additional efforts. Thank you all for the replies, will look into th SF project. Boris -- von meinem Wepad gesendet Am 2. September 2015 22:04:29 schrieb Bowie Bailey : You could use t

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread František Starý
What about this? http://rsyncrypto.lingnu.com/index.php/Home_Page I've been thinking about trying it, but never did.. AFAIK it should look as an normal rsync server for BackupPC, so it could work. Frantisek. Dne 2.9.2015 v 22:01 Bowie Bailey napsal(a): You could use that to encrypt an archive

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread Bowie Bailey
You could use that to encrypt an archive copy of a host, but it wouldn't work for encrypting the whole backup directory, which is what I believe he is looking for. Bowie On 9/2/2015 3:50 PM, Brad Alexander wrote: You might be able to use something like stenc (http://sourceforge.net/projects/s

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread Brad Alexander
You might be able to use something like stenc ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/stenc/). We use it at work to encrypt the stream to LTO tapes. That said, I don't know if it will work with backuppcand if you trust sourceforge... --b On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:30 PM, Dr. Boris Neubert wrote: >

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread Bowie Bailey
On 9/2/2015 3:30 PM, Dr. Boris Neubert wrote: > Am 2. September 2015 16:15:34 schrieb Bowie >> >>> and how can be a backup encoded (because of unsecure cloud server or >>> similar)? >> I believe the only way to do this is to have the data directory reside >> on an encrypted filesystem. >> > I am al

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread Dr. Boris Neubert
Am 2. September 2015 16:15:34 schrieb Bowie > >> and how can be a backup encoded (because of unsecure cloud server or >> similar)? > > I believe the only way to do this is to have the data directory reside > on an encrypted filesystem. > I am also looking for a reasonable solution for encrypting

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread Bowie Bailey
On 9/2/2015 9:35 AM, Jan Novak wrote: > Hi there, > > two questions: > Is it possible to switch the destination directory of the backup for > each host No, all of the backups go in a single directory structure due to the use of hardlinks to reduce disk usage. Each host will have it's own direct

Re: [BackupPC-users] destination directory and encrytion

2015-09-02 Thread Mauro Condarelli
AFAIK answer is "no and no". Reasonably sure about first one. Second one could be possible via crypted filesystem, if that is ok with You. Il 02/09/2015 15:35, Jan Novak ha scritto: > Hi there, > > two questions: > Is it possible to switch the destination directory of the backup for > each host >