Re: Tarsnap cache policy

[Tim van der Molen <tbvdm@xs4all.nl>]

On Tue, 09 Jul 2013 15:45:03 +0200, Gabriel Kerneis wrote:
> how secret and secure should I keep my tarsnap cache?  More specifically:
> - Is it okay to keep a backup of it on a non-secure location (without my tarsnap
>   keyfile of course), to avoid the cost of --fsck before recovering my data?
>   What kind and amount of information does it leak to a potential attacker?
> - If someone manages to temper with the backup of my cache (without access to my
>   keyfile), can anything worse happen than tarnsnap shouting at me that I should
>   run --fsck?

I think this mail will answer your questions:
http://marc.info/?l=tarsnap-users&m=132142845514126

Regards,
Tim