Re: new feature: client-side, server-side encryption dumptype option
2005-12-24 08:54:07
On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 03:22:09AM -0500, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> Aside from your opinion that combos B,C, and D
> are redundant or inferior to E, what are your objections
> to allowing the amanda user to make their own flexible choice.
I have no objections. It is just that
- implementing redundant methods feels like waste of work.
- having redundant methods makes things complicated, which in turn tend
to attract bugs.
- having redundant methods makes configuration complicated, which might
be the cause of additional error-proneness.
When it comes to security, things should be kept as simple as possible.
Complicated things tend to get error-prone. Errors in security-relevant
functionality is not what we really want to have.
IMHO, E should be implemented anyway, so E stands for the least possible
complexity. Since the functionality of the other methods can be achieved
via E, adding those methods raises complexity.
Oh, I forgot to mention: everything I wrote is IMHO, of course :-)
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