User Feedback :: How does the triple des encryption work?



Hi!

I thought the possibility of encrypting the backup-file would be a nice feature for me. Sometimes I have to deal with highly confidential information so it would come in handy. I've tried it out but when I reboot I'm not prompted to enter a password as I supposed. It just restores the backup.tar.gz just like before. Am I doing something wrong? When I type the password it is accepted so everything seems OK so far, but is it really encrypting the backup-file? I would appreciate any help with this. Thanks in advance!

Have fun Y'all out there playing around with DSL,
meo
From the f3 menu:  (or the text file in the iso...)
dsl secure                               Prompt for root and dsl passwords    
dsl protect                              Password encrypted backup            
dsl host=xxxx                            Set hostname to xxxx        

And to check if it is working... try and open up the backup.tar.gz in emelfm or CLI.  If it has been encrypted, it will need a password.
dsl protect

prompts for a password and then creates a backup.des file or if a backup.des already exists and the password is correct then it will be restored.

backup.tar.gz is unencrypted and probably an old one from prior use.
Hi guys!

Thanks for your replies! But it still doesn't encrypt the backup-file. I just tried it again to be sure. I booted from an original DSL-cd and issued following at the boot prompt: dsl protect xsetup. I subsecuently was prompted for a password and to reenter it. It didn't restore at this bootup. I rebooted and was not prompted for any password. My settings were automatically restored just as usual. I use a usb-drive for my backup and after several tries it still is a backup.tar.gz and nothing else. So what can be wrong? I've tried different setups but my backup-file doesn't get encrypted. I'm thankful for any comments that might be of help.

As always have fun,
meo
Meo, do we really have to have multiple treads on the same subject again?
I saw this first post, but again not enough information is given.

If you have no backup.des then you probably don't have a backup device specified via the backup/restore GUI or the actual file /opt/.backup_device.

Try this:
Boot up with your protect option
When you get to the desktop.
Click DSLpanel
Click Backup/restrore
Now tell me what DEVICE is displayed there?

If nothing is there you must of course specify a DEVICE and not a mount point.
Click backup and the backup.des is created.
You can check it by mounting the device and taking a look.

I thought that you normally run by boot from a cdrom with fromhd=/dev/sda1 qemu frugal and using the virtual device harddisk that is used by qemu.

If this is still your configuration then specify "harddisk" as the device.
Then mount /mnt/hdb and you will see the backup.des. Upon subsequent boots the option "protect" given the correct password will resotre from the backup.des file.

You will always have to boot with protect to try to create or access a backup.des file. If you don't specify  "protect" then the standard unencrypted backup.tar.gz will of course be used if one is available. You will not be prompted at the startup of restore to enter a password. It is done at boot time, or you can add the option "protect"  to isolinux.cfg, syslinux.cfg. extlinux.conf, or grub as appropriate to your installation.
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