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@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ How can I specify the encryption passphrase programmatically?
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automated encrypted backups. Another option is to use
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key file based encryption with a blank passphrase. See
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:ref:`encrypted_repos` for more details.
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+When backing up to remote servers, is data encrypted before leaving the local machine, or do I have to trust that the remote server isn't malicious?
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+ Yes, everything is encrypted before leaving the local machine.
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+If a backup stops mid-way, does the already-backed-up data stay there? I.e. does Attic resume backups?
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+ Yes, during a backup a special checkpoint archive named ``<archive-name>.snapshot`` is saved every 5 minutes
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+ containing all the data backed-up until that point. This means that at most 5 minutes worth of data needs to be
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+ retransmitted if a backup needs to be restarted.
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