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| === Backups === | === Backups === |
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| Since the encryption is done file-by-file, we can easily make backups of the encrypted data without the need to mount the filesystem, so for instance, we can leave the backup to a cron job without compromising the safety of the files. Make sure to include the file **~/.crypt/.encfs6.xml** in the backup. This file saves the encryption configuration, and you will need it to decode the information later on. See the tutorial on [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/rsync-backup|rsync]] for more information on how to make a backup. | Since the encryption is done file-by-file, we can easily make backups of the encrypted data without the need to mount the filesystem, so for instance, we can leave the backup to a cron job without compromising the safety of the files. Make sure to include the file **~/.crypt/.encfs6.xml** in the backup. This file saves the encryption configuration, and you will need it to decode the information later on. See the tutorial on [[:backing_up_home_using_rsync|rsync]] for more information on how to make a backup. |
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| The paranoia mode has a feature named "External IV Chaining", which ties the filename (possibly including the absolute path) with the data for its encryption, so a file that has been moved or renamed will fail to decode properly. Make sure that, if you are doing backups of encrypted files, you will either have this option disabled or have a way to restore the whole path and filenames of the encrypted data. | The paranoia mode has a feature named "External IV Chaining", which ties the filename (possibly including the absolute path) with the data for its encryption, so a file that has been moved or renamed will fail to decode properly. Make sure that, if you are doing backups of encrypted files, you will either have this option disabled or have a way to restore the whole path and filenames of the encrypted data. |
