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-.TH "AMCRYPT" 8 "" "" ""
-.SH NAME
+.\" Title: amcrypt
+.\" Author:
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+.\" Date: 06/06/2007
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+.TH "AMCRYPT" "8" "06/06/2007" "" ""
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+.nh
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+.ad l
+.SH "NAME"
amcrypt \- reference crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP 8
\fBamcrypt\fR
-.ad
-.hy
-
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+\fBamcrypt\fR
+requires
+\fBaespipe\fR,
+\fBuuencode\fR
+and
+\fBgpg\fR
+to work. Aespipe is available from
+\fI\%http://loop\-aes.sourceforge.net\fR
.PP
- \fBamcrypt\fR requires \fBaespipe\fR and \fBgpg\fR to work\&. Aespipe is available from : http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net
+\fBamcrypt\fR
+will search for the aespipe program in the following directories: /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin.
.PP
- \fBamcrypt\fR will search for the aespipe program in the following directories: /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin\&.
-\fBamcrypt\fR calls \fBamaespipe\fR and pass the
-\fBpassphrase\fR through file descriptor 3\&.
-The passphrase should be stored in ~amanda/\&.am_passphrase\&.
+\fBamcrypt\fR
+calls
+\fBamaespipe\fR
+and pass the
+\fBpassphrase\fR
+through file descriptor 3. The passphrase should be stored in ~amanda/.am_passphrase.
.SH "HOW TO CREATE ENCRYPTION KEYS FOR AMCRYPT"
-
-1\&. Create 65 random encryption keys and encrypt those keys using gpg\&. Reading
-from /dev/random may take indefinitely long if kernel's random entropy pool
-is empty\&. If that happens, do some other work on some other console (use
-keyboard, mouse and disks)\&.
-
.PP
-head \-c 2925 /dev/random | uuencode \-m \- | head \-n 66 | tail \-n 65 \\ | gpg \-\-symmetric \-a > ~amanda/\&.gnupg/am_key\&.gpg
-
+1. Create 65 random encryption keys and encrypt those keys using gpg. Reading from /dev/random may take indefinitely long if kernel's random entropy pool is empty. If that happens, do some other work on some other console (use keyboard, mouse and disks).
.PP
-This will ask for a passphrase\&. Remember this passphrase as you will need it in the next step\&.
-
+head \-c 2925 /dev/random | uuencode \-m \- | head \-n 66 | tail \-n 65 \e | gpg \-\-symmetric \-a > ~amanda/.gnupg/am_key.gpg
+.PP
+This will ask for a passphrase. Remember this passphrase as you will need it in the next step.
.PP
-2\&. Store the passphrase inside the home\-directory of the AMANDA\-user and protect it with proper permissions:
+2. Store the passphrase inside the home\-directory of the AMANDA\-user and protect it with proper permissions:
+.sp
+.RS 4
.nf
-
-echo my_secret_passphrase > ~amanda/\&.am_passphrase
-chown amanda:disk ~amanda/\&.am_passphrase
-chmod 700 ~amanda/\&.am_passphrase
+echo my_secret_passphrase > ~amanda/.am_passphrase
+chown amanda:disk ~amanda/.am_passphrase
+chmod 700 ~amanda/.am_passphrase
.fi
-
+.RE
.SH "KEY AND PASSPHRASE"
-
.PP
- \fBamcrypt\fR uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data\&.
-
-It is very important to store and protect the key and the passphrase
-properly\&. Encrypted backup data can \fBonly\fR be recovered with the correct key and
-passphrase\&.
+\fBamcrypt\fR
+uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data.
+.PP
+It is very important to store and protect the key and the passphrase properly. Encrypted backup data can
+\fBonly\fR
+be recovered with the correct key and passphrase.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-
.PP
-\fBamanda\fR(8), \fBamanda\&.conf\fR(5), \fBaespipe\fR(1), \fBamaespipe\fR(8), \fBgpg\fR(1)
-
+\fBamanda\fR(8),
+\fBamanda.conf\fR(5),
+\fBaespipe\fR(1),
+\fBamaespipe\fR(8),
+\fBgpg\fR(1)
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