On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 05:03:54PM +0200, Alexander Hall wrote: > > >> > >> Is *anyone* but me using rdump(8) + rmt(8)? > > > >I use dump(8) for doing remote backup, but I don't use rmt(8), due to > >plaintext storage on remote side. > > I don't understand. What's "plaintext storage"? :-) >
when using dump(8) with rmt(8), the remote connection is done using ssh. So the network traffic is encrypted. But rmt will save the dump "as it" on remote side, so without encryption. it is what I mean by "plaintext storage". my concerns is simple: - I am the unique admin on my laptop. - I want to save dumps of it, on a remote location where I am not admin. - I don't want my data to be readable by third-party on the remote side. Currently, I use the (somehow simplified) following command: dump -f- | gzip -1 | openssl enc | ssh 'cat > dumpfile' which ensure the `dumpfile' is encrypted on local side, and saved (encrypted) on the remote side. -- Sebastien Marie
