I think the easiest way would be to use an SSH tunnel. Would this be easy
to implement ? Any examples maybe or pointers on  how to acheive that ?

Thanks
Regards




                                                                                
                                                         
                                                                                
                                                         
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Amanda is a backup manager, not a security manager. There are no steps
taken
to ensure the security of the backups. Several solutions are available,
though:

- Use the Kerberos support built in to Amanda. I've never played with this.


- Use tar with a wrapper script on the client that encrypts the backup
before sending it. You might be able to find samples of this in the list
archives.

- Use an encrypted VPN (CIPE, FreeSWAN, SSHTunnel) between servers. This is
the method I used, because I use the same tunnel for monitoring and file
transfers.

Search the list, think about what method fits your needs. Feel free to ask
more questions. Good Luck.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: marc.bigler AT day DOT com [mailto:marc.bigler AT day DOT com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:50 AM
> To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> Subject: Running AMANDA over the Internet
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Let's take the scenario where I have got an AMANDA server
> located at one
> central site and have a few other servers located at various
> places around
> the globe which of course all need to be backed up by the
> centraon site's
> AMANDA server. My question is now more related about security and how
> secure it is to run backups over the internet. Is AMANA
> secure by default
> to run over the internet or are there any optional compiling
> options or
> features which I should use to make the clients itself and
> the dump secure
> ?
>
> Many thanks for your opinion
>
> Regards
>
>
>
>