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-.\" Date: 03/31/2008
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+.\" Author: Kevin Till <kevin.till@zmanda.com>
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+.\" Date: 10/18/2010
+.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.2.0
+.\" Language: English
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-.TH "AMCRYPT\-OSSL" "8" "03/31/2008" "" ""
+.TH "AMCRYPT\-OSSL" "8" "10/18/2010" "Amanda 3\&.2\&.0" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
-amcrypt-ossl - crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption using OpenSSL
+amcrypt-ossl \- crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption using OpenSSL
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 13
+.HP \w'\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR\ 'u
\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR [\-d]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBamcrypt\-ossl\fR
uses
\fBOpenSSL\fR
-to encrypt and decrypt data\. OpenSSL is available from
-\fIwww\.openssl\.org\fR\&[1]\. OpenSSL offers a wide variety of cipher choices (
+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\.
+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\.
+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
+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
-\fIwww\.diceware\.com\fR\&[2]) 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"
.PP
-/var/lib/amanda/\.am_passphrase
+/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\.
+File containing the pass phrase\&. It should not be readable by any user other than the Amanda user\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-
\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamanda.conf\fR(5),
\fBopenssl\fR(1),
-\fBamcrypt-ossl-asym\fR(8),
-\fBhttp://wiki.zmanda.com\fR()
+\fBamcrypt-ossl-asym\fR(8)
+.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
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
www.openssl.org
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