On 5/30/06, Bill Arnold <bill at wjarnold .DO.T com> wrote:
> I can see encryption working in certain contexts, such as file transfers
> or email exchanges where the sender/receiver are using exactly the same
> algorithms. What I can't see is data encrypted and then archived.
> Imagine that scenario: you're looking at an encrypted backup created 'n'
> years ago, using standard ABC 3.2, but 'n'-1 years ago, the standard was
> changed, and so forth.
Why encrypt backups?
<http://www.google.com/search?q=lost+backup+tapes>
That sound you're hearing is that of a LOT of sh*t hitting the fan.
Of course, backups and archives should be two separate things, but...
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