X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Famcryptsimple.8;h=accf385214b215c6a9ebcf201e8317ff96edf6af;hb=011a59f5a54864108a16af570a6b287410597cc2;hp=cecbd1f134db855d88e38c8d4ba62db042fd6d90;hpb=fb2bd066c2f8b34addafe48d62550e3033a59431;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amcryptsimple.8 b/man/amcryptsimple.8 index cecbd1f..accf385 100644 --- a/man/amcryptsimple.8 +++ b/man/amcryptsimple.8 @@ -1,60 +1,58 @@ +'\" t .\" Title: amcryptsimple -.\" Author: -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.2 -.\" Date: 08/22/2008 -.\" Manual: -.\" Source: +.\" Author: Kevin Till +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 +.\" Date: 12/14/2010 +.\" Manual: System Administration Commands +.\" Source: Amanda 3.2.1 +.\" Language: English .\" -.TH "AMCRYPTSIMPLE" "8" "08/22/2008" "" "" +.TH "AMCRYPTSIMPLE" "8" "12/14/2010" "Amanda 3\&.2\&.1" "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" -amcryptsimple - reference simple crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption +amcryptsimple \- reference simple crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption .SH "SYNOPSIS" -.HP 14 -\fBamcryptsimple\fR to be called by \fIAmanda\fR only +.HP \w'\fBamcryptsimple\fR\ 'u +\fBamcryptsimple\fR to be called by Amanda only .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP \fBamcryptsimple\fR calls \fBgpg\fR -to perform symmetric data encryption on -\fIAmanda\fR -backup\. +to perform symmetric data encryption on Amanda backup\&. \fBamcryptsimple\fR will search for the gpg program in the following directories: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin .PP \fBamcryptsimple\fR -uses one passphrase to encrypt the -\fIAmanda\fR -data and uses the same passphrase to decrypt the -\fIAmanda\fR -backup data\. +uses one passphrase to encrypt the Amanda data and uses the same passphrase to decrypt the Amanda backup data\&. \fBamcryptsimple\fR -uses AES256 as the symmetric cipher\. +uses AES256 as the symmetric cipher\&. .SH "HOW TO CREATE PASSPHRASE" - - -Store the passphrase inside the home\-directory of the AMANDA\-user($amanda_user) and protect it with proper permissions: - - echo my_secret_passphrase > ~$amanda_user/\.am_passphrase - chown $amanda_user:disk ~$amanda_user/\.am_passphrase - chmod 700 ~$amanda_user/\.am_passphrase +.PP +Store the passphrase inside the home\-directory of the Amanda user ($amanda_user) and protect it with proper permissions: +.sp +.nf +echo my_secret_passphrase > ~$amanda_user/\&.am_passphrase +chown $amanda_user:disk ~$amanda_user/\&.am_passphrase +chmod 700 ~$amanda_user/\&.am_passphrase +.fi .SH "NOTES" .PP -Choose a good passphrase and protect it properly\. Backup data can only be restored with the passphrase\. There is no backdoor\. +Choose a good passphrase and protect it properly\&. Backup data can only be restored with the passphrase\&. There is no backdoor\&. .PP -If storing and securing passphrase in your environment presents challenges, -\fIAmanda\fR -provide public\-key data encryption through -\fBamgpgcrypt\fR\. Public\-key encryption uses the public key to encrypt and uses the private key to decrypt\. -.SH "AUTHOR" -.PP -The tool and its documentation was written by Zmanda, Inc (http://www\.zmanda\.com/)\. +If storing and securing passphrase in your environment presents challenges, Amanda provide public\-key data encryption through +\fBamgpgcrypt\fR\&. Public\-key encryption uses the public key to encrypt and uses the private key to decrypt\&. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP \fBamanda\fR(8), @@ -62,5 +60,13 @@ The tool and its documentation was written by Zmanda, Inc (http://www\.zmanda\.c \fBamcrypt\fR(8), \fBamgpgcrypt\fR(8), \fBamrestore\fR(8), -\fBgpg\fR(1), -: http://wiki.zmanda.com +\fBgpg\fR(1) +.PP +The Amanda Wiki: +: http://wiki.zmanda.com/ +.SH "AUTHOR" +.PP +\fBKevin Till\fR <\&kevin\&.till@zmanda\&.com\&> +.RS 4 +Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com) +.RE