BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exporting host settings from old to new BPC-server

2011-04-12 08:44:01
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Exporting host settings from old to new BPC-server
From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se>
To: "'General list for user discussion, questions and support'" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:42:12 +0200
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tyler J. Wagner [mailto:tyler AT tolaris DOT com]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:33 PM
>To: sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se; General list for user discussion, 
>questions
>and support
>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Exporting host settings from old to new BPC-
>server
>
>On Tue, 2011-04-12 at 11:02 +0200, Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> I will still be using the old server, for less critical backups. In that
>case I guess it's okay?
>
>It's fine. It's just a decision you have to make for security. Sharing
>private keys between servers means that a breach at one is a risk to all
>clients backed up by either. If you are reasonably confident that your
>risk is low, don't worry about it. Otherwise, delete (srm) the keys on
>the old server, generate new ones, and use those keys for the less
>critical backup clients.

Both are firewalled up to yinyang and ssh only allowed from certain ip:s. I 
think I'm fairly secure. I'll leave them as is for now.

Thanks for the help and hints!
-- 
/Sorin



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