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.\" Title: amcrypt
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-.\" Date: 06/06/2007
-.\" Manual:
-.\" Source:
+.\" Author: Kevin Till <kevin.till@zmanda.com>
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 10/18/2010
+.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.2.0
+.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMCRYPT" "8" "06/06/2007" "" ""
+.TH "AMCRYPT" "8" "10/18/2010" "Amanda 3\&.2\&.0" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
amcrypt \- reference crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 8
+.HP \w'\fBamcrypt\fR\ 'u
\fBamcrypt\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\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
\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),
\fBaespipe\fR(1),
\fBamaespipe\fR(8),
\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
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