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Date:      Sat,  3 Jul 2004 21:18:03 +0200 (CEST)
From:      cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws>
To:        freebsd@solisix.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: NFS and Backups
Message-ID:  <20040703191803.17D684AC6A@fw.farid-hajji.net>
In-Reply-To: <1088880772.32068.9.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com> (message from Bruce Hunter on Sat, 03 Jul 2004 14:52:53 -0400)
References:  <00ba01c460fe$d9cae910$6601a8c0@grant> <1088880772.32068.9.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com>

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> > As for security, NFS is well-known for *NOT* being secure.
> > Do not use NFS over networks where you don't trust all the machines.
> 
> What should you use instead of NFS? I like the fact that I can open up a
> window and throw some files to my server. Maybe, something can be
> accessed through a firewall?

scp for single files, and dump over an ssh tunnel works fine
and it's a secure method. ssh-agent and ssh-add are your friends.

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