In item <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, you write: >Has anyone figured out how to run Amanda securely over the Internet? I >have a single server at a webhosting site that I'd like to backup as >part of the rest of my network backup. For various reasons, I can't do >the obvious and setup a VPN. > >Suggestions welcome... > >-- >Harald Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello Harald. I'm not sure if this will handle what you're looking to achieve but a while back, I'd patched amanda-2.4.1p1 to encrypt the backup data stream as it traverses the net (ie. the UDP traffic is still unprotected). That patch is available at ... http://cns.utoronto.ca/~pkern/stuff/amanda-patch/ The patch uses of a simple SSL tunnel tool which is available at ... http://cns.utoronto.ca/~pkern/stuff/sst/ Both URLs have README files so I won't clutter this message any further with longer descriptions. Hope this helps. Paul Kern.