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Date:      Thu, 08 Mar 2001 13:21:01 -0500
From:      Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
To:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   "write only" fs/files ?
Message-ID:  <5.0.2.1.0.20010308130831.03074aa0@marble.sentex.ca>

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We are looking at a new network backup system and are throwing around a 
number of scenarios.  We have a mix of co-location servers and want to 
provide a backup service to those who do not provide their own built in 
tape drives.  One of the ideas thrown about was some sort of one way backup 
system on a large disk store.  For UNIX users, rsync over ssh to a unique 
userID per server is one thought.  For Win32 boxes, some combo of samba 
perhaps through PTPTP.

One additional feature that would be nice to have would be to provide one 
way backups somehow. i.e. the client machine dumps its data to the backup 
server either into a dump file or tar file or sync'd file system via 
rsync.  But, for security purposes, it would be nice to somehow mark that 
data once uploaded as being inaccessible to the client machine.  This way 
if their box gets compromised after the backup, they dont have access to 
the data before it gets offloaded to tape.

Comments ?

	---Mike


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