Backup with encryption

[Greg Sabino Mullane]

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> I work actually on a system of backup on my server and to secure my data i
> encrypt it with gnupg. But i have a problem, actually i have export my
> public key and i don't know how to export my secret-key because if i have a
> crash on my server all my data could not be decryt because i haven't the
> secret key i have made a test. Then my question how can i made a backup ok
> my secret-key to decrypt my data before a crash?
 
You could also use plain-old symmetric encryption:
 
gpg -ca yourfile
 
(the "a" is optional but makes the files easy to recognize and send through
email)
 
The only thing you have to worry about then is forgetting the password.
 
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Greg Sabino Mullane greg at turnstep.com
PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200502152313
http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8
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