X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Famcrypt-ossl.8;h=3bdc6d9f197e38abd19e12c105b940efc78d01fb;hb=d74dc4d908fcbc1a4ef474edaf51e61ec90eab6b;hp=215cb0900b11671bf4d199b5391741493a41fab8;hpb=12179dea039515c06168c0037d048566a3f623de;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amcrypt-ossl.8 b/man/amcrypt-ossl.8 index 215cb09..3bdc6d9 100644 --- a/man/amcrypt-ossl.8 +++ b/man/amcrypt-ossl.8 @@ -1,59 +1,82 @@ -.\"Generated by db2man.xsl. Don't modify this, modify the source. -.de Sh \" Subsection -.br -.if t .Sp -.ne 5 -.PP -\fB\\$1\fR -.PP -.. -.de Sp \" Vertical space (when we can't use .PP) -.if t .sp .5v -.if n .sp -.. -.de Ip \" List item -.br -.ie \\n(.$>=3 .ne \\$3 -.el .ne 3 -.IP "\\$1" \\$2 -.. -.TH "AMCRYPT-OSSL" 8 "" "" "" +'\" t +.\" Title: amcrypt-ossl +.\" Author: Kevin Till +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 +.\" Date: 04/10/2009 +.\" Manual: System Administration Commands +.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1p1 +.\" Language: English +.\" +.TH "AMCRYPT\-OSSL" "8" "04/10/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p1" "System Administration Commands" +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * set default formatting +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" disable hyphenation +.nh +.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) +.ad l +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .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 -\fBamcrypt-ossl\fR [-d] +.HP \w'\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR\ 'u +\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR [\-d] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP -\fBamcrypt-ossl\fR + +\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR uses \fBOpenSSL\fR -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. +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\&. .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. + +\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\&. .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 + +\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 \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 -www.diceware.com) 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" -.TP -/var/lib/amanda/.am_passphrase -File containing the pass phrase. It should not be readable by any user other than the -\fBAmanda\fR -user. +.PP +/var/lib/amanda/\&.am_passphrase +.RS 4 +File containing the pass phrase\&. It should not be readable by any user other than the +\fIAmanda\fR +user\&. +.RE .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP + \fBamanda\fR(8), \fBamanda.conf\fR(5), \fBopenssl\fR(1), -\fBamcrypt-ossl-asym\fR(8) - +\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 +\%http://www.openssl.org/ +.RE +.IP " 2." 4 +www.diceware.com +.RS 4 +\%http://www.diceware.com/ +.RE