[Box Backup] How to regenerate certificate and what's the status of Boxi

[Roy]

Chris Wilson wrote:
> Hi Roy,
>
> On 17 May 2006, at 18:15, Roy wrote:
>> With a new key, you lose your store or not?
>
> Ben Summers wrote:
>> Yes. Which is why bbackupd-config urges you to keep a copy of the 
>> .raw file in a safe place.
>
> Just to avoid any confusion: there are actually two "keys" and it's 
> important to know which one you're talking about.
>
> The "Private Key" goes with the certificate and is only used to 
> authenticate yourself to the server. If you lose it, you can generate 
> another one.
>
> The encryption key, named *-FileEncKeys.raw, is the one that's 
> essential to recover your backups, and not replaceable.
>
> Cheers, Chris.
Thanks for this clear explanation. Now I know exactly what to do if 
something is going wrong.

Maybe this could be added to the doc's as well, Per.

Greetings,
Roy