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koolba on May 31, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Arc – secure file archiver

> Maybe for long term storage I'm better off physically securing my archives than encrypting them to avoid bit rot ruining everything.

Just have more copies on more/diverse media. Encrypted backups (with authenticated encryption) have the pleasant side effect of validating the backup on restore.

arete on May 31, 2016 [–]

Indeed. One use case I have in mind is using the Shamir Secret Sharing mode to create N backups on separate flash drives stored in diverse locations.

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