[OpenIndiana-discuss] Sending our zpool offsite using encrypted USB HDDs

[Julius Roberts]

On 29 August 2012 21:37, Edward Ned Harvey (openindiana) <
openindiana at nedharvey.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure when encryption was added to zfs, but you might have to get
> solaris 11 from oracle.
>

As far as i know, OI was forked from open solaris before encryption was
added to zfs, and clearly that code won't be released by Oracle now.


> Is encryption available in illumos/openindiana?


As far as i am aware, No.  Which is why we can't simply send to an
encrypted zfs filesystem ;) I would love it if i could do that, but i can't.

Not sure if encryption is on the cards for the OI fork of ZFS?

-- 
Kind regards, Jules

<golgy> whats so wrong with plumb?
<hoolio> nothing, in itself.  it's just for me, knowing what it means
infers i cannot any longer pretend to not be a complete square when it
comes to computers
<Gryphon> I don't know that knowing anything about plumb turns you into a
nerd, but this conversation already has
<hoolio> are you calling me nerdy?
<checkers> hoolio: you know what initramfs means, AND does. You're lost to
the non-geek world already
<Gryphon> yes
<hoolio> hrm
<hoolio> goodbye cruel world.