On 08/14/10 09:34, Dietz Pröpper wrote:
> Peter Zenge:
>> Remember also that if you are trying to minimize tape/disk/other backup
>> media space used, and using encryption, you will need to use software
>> compression. The FD compresses before encrypting; once encrypted, as
>> noted above, the data is no longer compressible...
>
> Ack, that was point #3, which I completely forgot ;-).
Also, compression before encryption makes encryption harder to crack, as
it eliminates redundancy in the data which can potentially simplify the
task of attacking the encryption.
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