diff --git a/docs/backup-client.rst b/docs/backup-client.rst index 946f3803..7270a37e 100644 --- a/docs/backup-client.rst +++ b/docs/backup-client.rst @@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ Restoring this backup will result in: . .. file2 +.. _encryption: + Encryption ---------- diff --git a/docs/introduction.rst b/docs/introduction.rst index e28331a3..142db8d5 100644 --- a/docs/introduction.rst +++ b/docs/introduction.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Introduction ============ -What is Proxmox Backup Server +What is Proxmox Backup Server? ----------------------------- Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise-class, client-server backup software @@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ physical hosts. It is specially optimized for the `Proxmox Virtual Environment`_ platform and allows you to back up your data securely, even between remote sites, providing easy management with a web-based user interface. -Proxmox Backup Server supports deduplication, compression, and authenticated +It supports deduplication, compression, and authenticated encryption (AE_). Using :term:`Rust` as the implementation language guarantees high performance, low resource usage, and a safe, high-quality codebase. -It features strong client-side encryption. Thus, it's possible to -backup data to targets that are not fully trusted. +Proxmox Backup uses state of the art cryptography for client communication and +backup content :ref:`encryption `. Encryption is done on the +client side, making it safer to back up data to targets that are not fully +trusted. Architecture