X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Famcrypt.8;h=9b3276f3bfed1e0b751c358dd12b1aee6398f3fc;hb=fb2bd066c2f8b34addafe48d62550e3033a59431;hp=649fc819568f5726c34d27d1e698368ff908f468;hpb=12179dea039515c06168c0037d048566a3f623de;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amcrypt.8 b/man/amcrypt.8 index 649fc81..9b3276f 100644 --- a/man/amcrypt.8 +++ b/man/amcrypt.8 @@ -1,23 +1,15 @@ -.\"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" 8 "" "" "" +.\" Title: amcrypt +.\" Author: +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.2 +.\" Date: 08/22/2008 +.\" Manual: +.\" Source: +.\" +.TH "AMCRYPT" "8" "08/22/2008" "" "" +.\" disable hyphenation +.nh +.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) +.ad l .SH "NAME" amcrypt - reference crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption .SH "SYNOPSIS" @@ -25,51 +17,55 @@ amcrypt - reference crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption \fBamcrypt\fR .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP + \fBamcrypt\fR requires \fBaespipe\fR, \fBuuencode\fR and \fBgpg\fR -to work. Aespipe is available from +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 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" +will search for the aespipe program in the following directories: /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin\. +.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). +\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" +.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)\. .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 \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: +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. -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) - +\fBgpg\fR(1), +: http://wiki.zmanda.com