amcrypt-ossl - crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption using OpenSSL

KevinTill <kevin.till@zmanda.com>
           Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)

amcrypt-ossl uses OpenSSL to encrypt and decrypt data. OpenSSL is available from www.openssl.org. OpenSSL
       offers a wide variety of cipher choices ( amcrypt-ossl defaults to 256-bit AES) and can use hardware
       cryptographic accelerators on several platforms.

       amcrypt-ossl will search for the OpenSSL program in the following directories:
       /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ssl/bin:/usr/local/ssl/bin.

       /var/lib/amanda/.am_passphrase
           File containing the pass phrase. It should not be readable by any user other than the Amanda user.

       amcrypt-ossl - crypt program for Amanda symmetric data encryption using OpenSSL

        1. www.openssl.org
           http://www.openssl.org/

        2. www.diceware.com
           http://www.diceware.com/

Amanda 3.5.4                                       01/25/2025                                    AMCRYPT-OSSL(8)

amcrypt-ossl uses the same pass phrase to encrypt and decrypt data. It is very important to store and
       protect the pass phrase properly. Encrypted backup data can only be recovered with the correct
       passphrase.

       OpenSSL's key derivation routines use a salt to guard against dictionary attacks on the pass phrase;
       still it is important to pick a pass phrase that is hard to guess. The Diceware method (see
       www.diceware.com) can be used to create passphrases that are difficult to guess and easy to remember.

amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), openssl(1), amcrypt-ossl-asym(8)

       The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

amcrypt-ossl [-d]