git-annex/doc/special_remotes/comment_23_96ef232e13bc2dc102a667a06c856ee7._comment
2015-10-17 16:29:24 +00:00

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[[!comment format=mdwn
username="craig@6ddb6e2c94325e18a0d631a06e63fdc111ab1f12"
nickname="craig"
subject="Replicating my key for encrypted special remotes"
date="2015-10-17T16:29:24Z"
content="""
I'm using git annex assistant to auto backup my pictures off-site to glacier. The files in glacier are encrypted. However, if I lose my main machine, I've also lost the encryption key, which makes my off-site backup useless. I figured I could fix this by creating a manual mode remote on a usb drive that I keep on my keychain. I figured this would replicate the encryption key (as I might want to pull down files from the full backup glacier remote), but would not replicate the files themselves, as I have more pictures than space on the usb drive.
However, it seems the that the new remote is configured to only talk to my main machine and not glacier; the encryption key is not in the .git/ directory. How do I ensure that I've got an off-site copy of the glacier encryption key?
Thanks,
Craig
"""]]