1996-05-03 - Re: encrypted Unix backup software

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: VaX#n8 <vax@linkdead.paranoia.com>
Message Hash: 0d562f820e86d01c47883bd66167361ab1fd66b38ee287d8ab96d196c79e2c5c
Message ID: <199605030255.WAA21987@jekyll.piermont.com>
Reply To: <199605030102.UAA06977@linkdead.paranoia.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-05-03 08:58:55 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 16:58:55 +0800

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 16:58:55 +0800
To: VaX#n8 <vax@linkdead.paranoia.com>
Subject: Re: encrypted Unix backup software
In-Reply-To: <199605030102.UAA06977@linkdead.paranoia.com>
Message-ID: <199605030255.WAA21987@jekyll.piermont.com>
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VaX#n8 writes:
> Although I could probably hack up "catblock" to do the job, and use
> a line of the form
> dump -0uBf ... | symmetric_cipher | catblock blockfactor > /dev/tape
> if there exists something which already does this job, or something like it,
> I'd like to know.

dd is the program you are looking for.

Perry





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