In message <20030827230955.GA4824@xxxxxxxx>, "W. Michael Petullo" <mike@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > I tend to think that encrypted backups may be foolish. > Why can't you backup to plaintext and put the media in a secure location? You might want to be able to destroy your backup at a future date. Thoroughly destroying a hard disk or a DVD is some work; burning the piece of paper with the key on it is easy. -- Shields. - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/