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Re: [BackupPC-users] Is backuppc with rsyncrypto instead rsync possible

2009-05-01 05:36:37
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Is backuppc with rsyncrypto instead rsync possible
From: Matthias Meyer <matthias.meyer AT gmx DOT li>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 11:31:51 +0200
Chris Robertson wrote:
> 
> Rsyncrypto doesn't seem to send the files directly.  From the tutorial
> (http://www.linux.com/feature/125322) linked from the home page
> (http://rsyncrypto.lingnu.com/index.php/Home_Page):
> 
> "rsyncrypto is designed to be used as a presync option to rsync. That
> is, you first use rsyncrypto on the plain unencrypted files to obtain an
> encrypted directory tree, and you then run rsync to send that encrypted
> tree to a remote system."
> 
> The tag line on the Sourceforge page
> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/rsyncrypto) states "rsync friendly file
> encryption".  On that same page, the description states "A slightly
> reduced strength bulk encryption. In exchange for the reduced strength,
> you get the ability to rsync the encrypted files, so that local changes
> in the plaintext file will result in (relatively) local changes to the
> cyphertext file."
> 
> Perhaps you have a different source of information?
> 
> Chris

You are right :-(
I didn't recognise this fact.

br
Matthias
-- 
Don't Panic


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