From 44bcd71b2accda3b1dc7dd4eb95f5aac4e59982d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Axon Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:55:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update backup-restore * Remove duplicate ToC * Add link to ticket --- common-tasks/backup-restore.md | 7 +------ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/common-tasks/backup-restore.md b/common-tasks/backup-restore.md index 6098ca65..fa48ffec 100644 --- a/common-tasks/backup-restore.md +++ b/common-tasks/backup-restore.md @@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ Qubes Backup, Restoration, and Migration **Caution:** The Qubes backup system currently relies on a [weak key derivation scheme](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/971). It is *strongly recommended* that users select a *high-entropy* passphrase for use with Qubes backups. - * [Creating a Backup](#creating-a-backup) - * [Restoring from a Backup](#restoring-from-a-backup) - * [Emergency Backup Recovery without Qubes](#emergency-backup-recovery-without-qubes) - * [Migrating Between Two Physical Machines](#migrating-between-two-physical-machines) - * [Notes](#notes) With Qubes, it's easy to back up and restore your whole system, as well as to migrate between two physical machines. @@ -98,6 +93,6 @@ In order to migrate your Qubes system from one physical machine to another, simp Notes ----- - * The Qubes backup system relies on `openssl enc`, which is known to use a very weak key derivation scheme. The Qubes backup system also uses the same passphrase for authentication and for encryption, which is problematic from a security perspective. Users are advised to use a very high entropy passphrase for Qubes backups. For a full discussion, see [this thread](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-devel/CZ7WRwLXcnk/u_rZPoVxL5IJ). + * The Qubes backup system relies on `openssl enc`, which is known to use a very weak key derivation scheme. The Qubes backup system also uses the same passphrase for authentication and for encryption, which is problematic from a security perspective. Users are advised to use a very high entropy passphrase for Qubes backups. For a full discussion, see [this ticket](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/971) and [this thread](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-devel/CZ7WRwLXcnk/u_rZPoVxL5IJ). * For the technical details of the backup system, please refer to [this thread](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/qubes-devel/TQr_QcXIVww/discussion). * If working with symlinks, note the issues described in [this thread](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/qubes-users/EITd1kBHD30/discussion).