nix on revocation

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Joey Hess 2011-03-28 16:35:59 -04:00
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@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ The data stored in S3 is encrypted by gpg with a symmetric cipher. The
passphrase of the cipher is itself checked into your git repository,
encrypted using one or more gpg public keys. This scheme allows new private
keys to be given access to a bucket's content, after the bucket is created
and is in use. It also allows revoking compromised private keys without
having to throw out the contents of the bucket. The symmetric cipher
is also hashed together with filenames used in the bucket, obfuscate
the filenames.
and is in use. The symmetric cipher is also hashed together with filenames
used in the bucket, in order to obfuscate the filenames.
To add a new gpg key to an existing bucket, just re-run `git annex
s3bucket`, specifying the new key id. For example: