Vlad, Thanks for the input. I'm only interested in encrypting the traffic
hence TLS shall it be.


On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Dan Langille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> On Feb 20, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Vladimir Doisan wrote:
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> >> Encrypting the backup will secure it in transit.  Users must be aware
> >> that encryption of the backup requires keeping the encryption keys
> >> secure.  If the keys are lost, your backup is useless.
> >
> > Bacula has ability to use "Master keys" to prevent this unfortunate
> > event. It is explained in the link that I posted in the previous
> > email.
> > http://www.bacula.org/en/rel-manual/
> > Data_Encryption.html#SECTION004530000000000000000
> > Additionally, things really should be backed up off-site.
>
>
> Noted.
>
> Master keys are still.. just keys.  And can be lost.
>
> I'm not against encrypting backups.  If all that is required is
> encrypting the traffic, use TLS.
>
> --
> Dan Langille -- http://www.langille.org/
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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