Hi,
I am looking for a backup program simple like Backup4all but with a better
encryption for data than a zip file.

Someone can suggest me some program to try ?

Bye
thanks for the help

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Hi Ron,
Well in my opinion the password protection feature of the zip file offers a
good protection too. I mean if you choose a password formed out of several
characters (above 10) it's very unlikely to expose your data, at least not
more than with a 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption.

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Regards,
Claudiu Spulber
http://www.backup4all.com//
"Rob" <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
> I am looking for a backup program simple like Backup4all but with a better
> encryption for data than a zip file.
>
> Someone can suggest me some program to try ?
>
> Bye
> thanks for the help

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Claudiu Spulber wrote:
> Hi Ron,
> Well in my opinion the password protection feature of the zip file offers 
a
> good protection too. I mean if you choose a password formed out of several
> characters (above 10) it's very unlikely to expose your data, at least not
> more than with a 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption.
>

Ever seen one of the amazingly effective ZIPfile password crackers?
Apparently not


> --
> Regards,
> Claudiu Spulber
> http://www.backup4all.com//
> "Rob" <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:XUOad.116694$35.5852256@news4.tin.it...
> 
>
>
>

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Frank Foss wrote:

> Claudiu Spulber wrote: 
>
> Ever seen one of the amazingly effective ZIPfile password crackers?
> Apparently not
>

Yes i agree. Backup4all is perfert for a home use, it is fast, simple but i
don't understand why they have not used a better encrytion for the backup
files. For me this is a weak point of the program.

Bye

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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 15:22:06 GMT, Rob <nomail@nomail.com> wrote:

>Frank Foss wrote:
> 
>
>Yes i agree. Backup4all is perfert for a home use, it is fast, simple but i
>don't understand why they have not used a better encrytion for the backup
>files. For me this is a weak point of the program.
>
>Bye
> ======================================

Probably because encryption is not normally a required part of
backing up.

Jack

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J. Yazel wrote:

>
>  Probably because encryption is not normally a required part of
> backing up.

I don't think so, usually you backup personal data too and for me is
important that this data is protect and not usable from other person so
encryption is the best solution.

Bye

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In article <gMtcd.49026$b5.2485579@news3.tin.it>,
nomail@nomail.com says...
> J. Yazel wrote:
> 
>
> I don't think so, usually you backup personal data too and for me is
> important that this data is protect and not usable from other person so
> encryption is the best solution.

Options:

1) Use a PGPDisk volume small enough to fit on a DVD-R,
backup your files to that PGP disk and periodically
archive the volume off to DVD-R.

2) Use tar + bzip2 + gpg or a command-line zip tool +
gpg.  Just be doubly and triply sure that you backup
your secret keys and write down the passphrases needed
to unlock those secret keys.  Keep at least 2 copies of
your keyring plus passphrases in an off-site, secure
location like a bank vault.

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