X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Famcrypt.8;h=92ec9d0c2a4048d2ab626b01cbcbbb78946b47cd;hb=d74dc4d908fcbc1a4ef474edaf51e61ec90eab6b;hp=41b351234bd13f91302a9faf5a599dac7954c33b;hpb=94a044f90357edefa6f4ae9f0b1d5885b0e34aee;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amcrypt.8 b/man/amcrypt.8 index 41b3512..92ec9d0 100644 --- a/man/amcrypt.8 +++ b/man/amcrypt.8 @@ -1,19 +1,27 @@ +'\" t .\" Title: amcrypt -.\" Author: -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.2 -.\" Date: 03/31/2008 -.\" Manual: -.\" Source: +.\" 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" "8" "03/31/2008" "" "" +.TH "AMCRYPT" "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 - reference crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption +amcrypt \- reference crypt program for \fIAmanda\fR symmetric data encryption .SH "SYNOPSIS" -.HP 8 +.HP \w'\fBamcrypt\fR\ 'u \fBamcrypt\fR .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP @@ -24,12 +32,12 @@ requires \fBuuencode\fR and \fBgpg\fR -to work\. Aespipe is available from -\fI\%http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net\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\. +will search for the aespipe program in the following directories: /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin\&. .PP \fBamcrypt\fR @@ -37,33 +45,30 @@ calls \fBamaespipe\fR and pass the \fBpassphrase\fR -through file descriptor 3\. The passphrase should be stored in ~amanda/\.am_passphrase\. +through file descriptor 3\&. The passphrase should be stored in ~amanda/\&.am_passphrase\&. .SH "HOW TO CREATE ENCRYPTION KEYS FOR AMCRYPT" .PP -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)\. +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 \e | gpg \-\-symmetric \-a > ~amanda/\.gnupg/am_key\.gpg +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\. +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: -.sp -.RS 4 +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 -.RE .SH "KEY AND PASSPHRASE" .PP \fBamcrypt\fR -uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data\. +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 +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\. +be recovered with the correct key and passphrase\&. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP \fBamanda\fR(8), @@ -71,4 +76,10 @@ be recovered with the correct key and passphrase\. \fBaespipe\fR(1), \fBamaespipe\fR(8), \fBgpg\fR(1), -\fBhttp://wiki.zmanda.com\fR() +: http://wiki.zmanda.com +.SH "AUTHOR" +.PP +\fBKevin Till\fR <\&kevin\&.till@zmanda\&.com\&> +.RS 4 +Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com) +.RE