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Re: [FR] Encrypting the repository

From
Geoffrey Lee <geoffreyj.lee@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 10, 2009, 10:18 UTC
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<83d7aaa40904100318k5aa779c4h95cd01727eafbb35@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Aaron Digulla <digulla@hepe.com> wrote:
> I need a way to safely synchronize data between several places using an unsafe
> storage (USB stick, Internet drive). So my question is: How much work would it
> be to patch GIT to encrypt all files in the repository using AES-256?

Why in the world would you want to modify Git to do that? Just use an existing encryption solution. If you need to use a USB drive, then use disk encryption. If you need to do it online, then use SSH. http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Security/Products_and_Tools/Cryptography/

-Geoffrey Lee
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  1. Aaron DigullaApr 10, 2009
  2. Francis GaliegueApr 10, 2009
  3. Aaron DigullaApr 10, 2009
  4. Geoffrey LeeApr 10, 2009
  5. Sverre RabbelierApr 10, 2009
  6. Aaron DigullaApr 10, 2009
  7. Sverre RabbelierApr 10, 2009
  8. Nicolas PitreApr 11, 2009

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