Data Encryption

[Shachar Shemesh]

Brad Farrell wrote:
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> Hi there
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> Is there a way with rsync to encrypt data at the source before
> transmitting?  Not talking about the actually transmission, but the
> data itself.  I’ve got a few department heads that want their data
> secured before it leaves their computer so that no one in the office
> can access the data except for them.
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Rsync does not encrypt the files in a way that is impossible for the
receiving machine to decrypt. There is no way (that I know) to integrate
that seemlessly into the process.


What you can do, however, is encrypt the files, and then run rsync on
the encrypted result. Touting my own horn here, have a look at
rsyncrypto (http://sf.net/projects/rsyncrypto) for an encryption scheme
that does not totally destroy rsync's wire efficiency.

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> Thanks.
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> Brad Farrell
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> Brevell Consulting
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> fx: 403-568-2112
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Shachar