Backup with encryption

[Greg Sabino Mullane]

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Mads wrote:
> Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> ..
>> gpg -ca yourfile
> ..
>> The only thing you have to worry about then is forgetting the password.
>
> That would mean he would have to input a passphrase everytime he does a
> backups, or make a script that does it for him, which could be a
> potential security risk.

Sure, but if you have access to the script and the password, you also
more than likely have access to the unencrypted files you are backing up,
so the additional risk is not really there. A possibly better "best of both
worlds" way is to simply create a private/public keypair just for the
backups, handled with different security requirements than your personal
key.

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg at turnstep.com
PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200502171850
http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8

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