Hi there 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. Thanks. Brad Farrell Brevell Consulting ph: 403-279-6380 fx: 403-568-2112 -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006, Brad Farrell wrote:> 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.The "-e ssh" actually encrypts the data and everything else *BEFORE* it leaves their computer. Would that not work for you? ..Chuck.. -- http://www.quantumlinux.com Quantum Linux Laboratories, LLC. ACCELERATING Business with Open Technology "The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit." - FDR
Brad Farrell wrote:> > Hi there > > > > 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. >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.> > > Thanks. > > > > Brad Farrell > > Brevell Consulting > > ph: 403-279-6380 > > fx: 403-568-2112 > > >Shachar