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.\" Title: amcryptsimple
.\" Author: Kevin Till <kevin.till@zmanda.com>
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-.\" Date: 04/10/2009
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+.\" Date: 01/10/2013
.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
-.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1p1
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.3.3
.\" Language: English
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-.TH "AMCRYPTSIMPLE" "8" "04/10/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p1" "System Administration Commands"
+.TH "AMCRYPTSIMPLE" "8" "01/10/2013" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.3" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
-amcryptsimple \- reference simple crypt program for \fIAmanda\fR symmetric data encryption
+amcryptsimple \- reference simple crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBamcryptsimple\fR\ 'u
-\fBamcryptsimple\fR to be called by \fIAmanda\fR only
+\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\&.
.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\&.
.PP
-If storing and securing passphrase in your environment presents challenges,
-\fIAmanda\fR
-provide public\-key data encryption through
+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
\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\&>
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