X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Famcrypt.8;h=3041dd15e8eb36c719a6814c9d04240c016e242d;hb=cb8e943df4defb25d0362567131dc31fc0ab238e;hp=4cf34d9973e696161b59e1443253cd874feb82d9;hpb=33561aecfa34750b791fe958e7b1aba0b866d559;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amcrypt.8 b/man/amcrypt.8 index 4cf34d9..3041dd1 100644 --- a/man/amcrypt.8 +++ b/man/amcrypt.8 @@ -18,60 +18,57 @@ .IP "\\$1" \\$2 .. .TH "AMCRYPT" 8 "" "" "" -.SH NAME -amcrypt \- reference crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption +.SH "NAME" +amcrypt - reference crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption .SH "SYNOPSIS" -.ad l -.hy 0 .HP 8 \fBamcrypt\fR -.ad -.hy - .SH "DESCRIPTION" - .PP - \fBamcrypt\fR requires \fBaespipe\fR and \fBgpg\fR to work\&. Aespipe is available from : http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net - +\fBamcrypt\fR +requires +\fBaespipe\fR +and +\fBgpg\fR +to work. Aespipe is available from +: http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net .PP - \fBamcrypt\fR will search for the aespipe program in the following directories: /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin\&. +\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\&. - +\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 +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)\&. - +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 - +head -c 2925 /dev/random | uuencode -m - | head -n 66 | tail -n 65 \ | 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\&. - +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: .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 - .SH "KEY AND PASSPHRASE" - .PP - \fBamcrypt\fR uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data\&. +\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\&. - +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)