Josef, I wish I could answer you definitively, but I can't just yet,
because, for reasons that are apparently unrelated to ssh, I haven't
yet actually received any dumps through the pipe. HOWEVER, I'm pretty
convinced that they are supposed to arrive at the taper machine via
the ssh connection.
After I get that working, I'll worry about the other features you're
asking about. It's vital to have backups. As far as I'm concerned,
everything else, including convenient restoration and recovery from
the perspective of client machines, is in the category of
nice-to-have.
(I sure hope I can get this thing stabilized before going to Leipzig
for the Topic Maps -- Research & Applications conference on
October 11-12 (www.tmra.de).)
Josef Wolf <jw AT raven.inka DOT de> writes:
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 05:41:09PM -0400, Steve Newcomb wrote:
> > Fabio Corazza <fabio AT newbay DOT com> writes:
> > > Lee, Raymond wrote:
>
> > > I'm interested on this as well. Just a little question before starting
> > > the new configuration by myself: is ssh used just for the
> > > *authentication* or for the dumps as well?
> > I asked that in my first e-mail, and nobody has answered it directly,
> > so I'm assuming that it was a dumb question,
>
> I don't think this to be dumb question. But maybe the question is somewhat
> imprecise. I try to spread it into more precise questions:
>
> With ssh authentication:
> - Are dumps transported over a ssh tunnel?
> - Are indexes transported over a ssh tunnel?
> - Are index transfers authenticated via ssh?
> - How are restores authenticated/transported?
>
> Anybody dares to answer those questions?
>
> > and that *of course* the dump goes through the ssh connection.
>
> When it comes to security, _never_ make such assumptions. There's too
> much snake oil out there.
>
>
>
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