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Re: OT: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Encrypted archives?
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Robin Green |
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Re: OT: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Encrypted archives? |
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Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:53:31 +0100 |
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 04:22:01PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> the point being, these
> are basically similar (haven't done it for a while, so it's almost
> certainly missing the precise options):
>
> host recver: nc -l port|gpg --decrypt|cpio -imuvd
> host sender: find blah|cpio -o|gpg --encrypt|nc host port
>
>
> vs
>
> host recver: ssh??|cpio -imuvd
> host sender: find blah|cpio -o|ssh ??
The difference:
With ssh you don't need to set up a sender and a receiver - you can do
it all with one command line. Also, ssh provides secure authentication
and high-quality "checksumming".
--
Robin
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