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> I thought since I'm well familiar with tar and gzip it might be |
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> something to tar.gz the directories and encrypt the result. |
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What about mounting an encrypted filesystem in a file via loopback |
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device? |
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Once configured, it can easily be mounted like |
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mount ~/Nothinginhere |
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Passphrase: |
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For backup issues you can simply copy the file somewhere. |
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Disadvantage: If one bit flips in the file accidentally, your data is |
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lost, but if so, simply restore an earlier backup file, copy the |
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contents to the hard drive and create a new crypto file. |
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There are easy to follow tutorials out there for sure. |
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Best regards |
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ce |
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