Efficient rsyncrypto hides remote sync data

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 1, 2008 12:16 PM EDT
Linux.com; By Ben Martin
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The rsync utility is smart enough to send only enough bytes of a changed file to a remote system to enable the remote file to become identical to the local file. When that information is sensitive, using rsync over SSH protects files while in transit.To protect the files when they are on the server you might first encrypt them with GPG. But the manner in which GPG encrypts slightly changed files foils rsync's efficiency.rsyncrypto allows you to encrypt your files while still allowing you to leverage the speed of rsync.

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