[Box Backup] Certificateofobia?

Stefan Norlin boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:44:59 +0200


> Or I'm just not used to it. I read a couple of HOWTOS about 
> certificates, but still...
> 
> 1) Can I have the CA on the client machine?
> 2) Can I have the CA offline on floppy or USB dongle (or paper in my 
> secret vault...)?
> 3) Is the data in cleartext after it leaves the client machine?
> 4) Can a nasty root user on the backup server (but not CA or client 
> machines) read my backups?
> 
> I believe the answers are: yes, yes, no and no. But I could be wrong. :-)

No... your answers are correct... :)

Stefan