> Ian> I have a local file that I want to encrypt and upload to a remote > Ian> machine in encrypted form. Encrypting is farily quick, but > Ian> uploading is slow, so I use rsync for the other (unencrypted) > Ian> files. But the fact that the encrypted file is different each time > Ian> defeats the rsync incremental upload. > > Gabor> Jari Ruusu's loop-aes uses the following method: - it encrypts > Gabor> disk/file with AES - it has 1-65 pieces of 128-256 bit keys for > Gabor> this symmetric cipher - disk keys are stored in a file that is > Gabor> encrypted by GPG - Several users may have access to this file > Gabor> (each with his own secret key) > > Ok, but how does that solve my problem? Even if I encrypt my file with > a symmetric cipher I face the same issue - each encrypted copy will be > different.
The password is not random therefore every time you encrypt the same plaintext you got the same cryptfile. (The opposite would cause big problems in a disk encryption system. :-) Then this password is encrypted and stored transparently in a .gpg file. Why don't you try it? Gabor _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users