My first setup of a remote backup system using rsync looked somthing like this: backupserver# rsync -uav root@remote:/ /mnt/backup/remote/ This was automated using cron and ssh keys. However with this setup the backupserver is granted more acces than needed. In short if the backup server account is compromised the remote server will too.
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Inspiration for swarm storage
March 5th, 2009
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Imagine a new way of data storage of private and public data, independent on any single point of failure or trust of them. Hold that thought and have a look at what there is today.
