Re: [Discuss] full disk backups

2019-08-19 Thread Rich Pieri
On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:17:48 + Timothy Lyons wrote: > Secure: Restic uses cryptography to guarantee confidentiality and > integrity of your data. The location where the backup data is stored > is assumed to be an untrusted environment (e.g. a shared space where > others like system

Re: [Discuss] full disk backups

2019-08-19 Thread Timothy Lyons
That looks like a nice simple solution. my concern would be with it's dependence on EncFs, which they admit may have significant flaws. "EncFS is probably safe as long as the adversary only gets one copy of the ciphertext and nothing more. EncFS is not safe if the adversary has the opportunity

Re: [Discuss] full disk backups

2019-08-19 Thread Timothy Lyons
I assumed some level of competence in setting up storage (local or cloud) with at-rest encryption - while also encrypting the backup. Secure: Restic uses cryptography to guarantee confidentiality and integrity of your data. The location where the backup data is stored is assumed to be an

Re: [Discuss] full disk backups

2019-08-19 Thread Jerry Feldman
I currently use Back In Time https://backintime.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ This is a snapshot like system with a GUI front end. I used to use rsnapshot. Both are based on rsync. The reason I switched was because Dick Miller swears by it and I wanted to try it. I actually preferred the rsnapshot

Re: [Discuss] full disk backups

2019-08-19 Thread Rich Pieri
On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:00:52 + Timothy Lyons wrote: > Sorry if I'm jumping into this late but I'd be remiss if I didn't > throw restic into the mix. Simple, SECURE and flexible backups with > multiple target options (local, cloud, etc). Fully configurable as Sorry... but... the terms

Re: [Discuss] full disk backups

2019-08-19 Thread Timothy Lyons
Sorry if I'm jumping into this late but I'd be remiss if I didn't throw restic into the mix. Simple, SECURE and flexible backups with multiple target options (local, cloud, etc). Fully configurable as to retention. I run it as a userland systemd scheduled job on my systems, backing up locally

Re: [Discuss] full disk backups

2019-08-19 Thread Derek Atkins
Eric Chadbourne writes: >> 2. rsync >>pro: reasonably simple, restartable, more efficient than dd >>con: lots of small files make it slow >> >> 3. rsnapshot >>pro: reasonably simple, enforces cron usage, built on rsync, >> multiple snapshots possible >>con: same as