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-.\" Date: 02/07/2007
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+.\" Author: Kevin Till <kevin.till@zmanda.com>
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+.\" Date: 11/05/2009
+.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
+.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1p2
+.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMCRYPT\-OSSL" "8" "02/07/2007" "" ""
+.TH "AMCRYPT\-OSSL" "8" "11/05/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p2" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
-amcrypt\-ossl \- crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption using OpenSSL
+amcrypt-ossl \- crypt program for \fIAmanda\fR symmetric data encryption using OpenSSL
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 13
+.HP \w'\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR\ 'u
\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR [\-d]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR
uses
\fBOpenSSL\fR
-to encrypt and decrypt data. OpenSSL is available from
-\fIwww.openssl.org\fR\&[1]. OpenSSL offers a wide variety of cipher choices (
+to encrypt and decrypt data\&. OpenSSL is available from
+www\&.openssl\&.org\&. OpenSSL offers a wide variety of cipher choices (
\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR
-defaults to 256\-bit AES) and can use hardware cryptographic accelerators on several platforms.
+defaults to 256\-bit AES) and can use hardware cryptographic accelerators on several platforms\&.
.PP
\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR
-will search for the OpenSSL program in the following directories: /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ssl/bin:/usr/local/ssl/bin.
+will search for the OpenSSL program in the following directories: /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ssl/bin:/usr/local/ssl/bin\&.
.SH "PASSPHRASE MANAGEMENT"
.PP
\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR
-uses the same pass phrase to encrypt and decrypt data. It is very important to store and protect the pass phrase properly. Encrypted backup data can
+uses the same pass phrase to encrypt and decrypt data\&. It is very important to store and protect the pass phrase properly\&. Encrypted backup data can
\fBonly\fR
-be recovered with the correct passphrase.
+be recovered with the correct passphrase\&.
.PP
-OpenSSL's key derivation routines use a salt to guard against dictionary attacks on the pass phrase; still it is important to pick a pass phrase that is hard to guess. The Diceware method (see
-\fIwww.diceware.com\fR\&[2]) can be used to create passphrases that are difficult to guess and easy to remember.
+OpenSSL\'s key derivation routines use a salt to guard against dictionary attacks on the pass phrase; still it is important to pick a pass phrase that is hard to guess\&. The Diceware method (see
+www\&.diceware\&.com) can be used to create passphrases that are difficult to guess and easy to remember\&.
.SH "FILES"
.PP
-/var/lib/amanda/.am_passphrase
+/var/lib/amanda/\&.am_passphrase
.RS 4
-File containing the pass phrase. It should not be readable by any user other than the
+File containing the pass phrase\&. It should not be readable by any user other than the
\fIAmanda\fR
-user.
+user\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamanda.conf\fR(5),
\fBopenssl\fR(1),
-\fBamcrypt\-ossl\-asym\fR(8)
-.SH "REFERENCES"
+\fBamcrypt-ossl-asym\fR(8),
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+.PP
+\fBKevin Till\fR <\&kevin\&.till@zmanda\&.com\&>
+.RS 4
+Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
+.RE
+.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
www.openssl.org
.RS 4
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