Re: Backup Software
On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 13:41 +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:37:34 +0200, lee wrote:
> > Gpg is one of the basic programs that should be installed.
>
> On what OSes? :-)
>
> > If it isn't, it doesn't hurt to install it.
>
> Yes, but for backup files I prefer to do not add an extra layer of
> complexity that can lead to not be able to view the files. Backup files
> need to be reliable.
They also need to be available, so I have backups in places which are
not necessarily that secure, e.g. about my person and on-line. The price
to pay for this convenience is some form of encryption. Using a
symmetric cypher with GPG seemed like the simplest and widely available
solution.
--
Tixy
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