From f1edca2e218c8936ddc7b9e16f76187cc878b274 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Ebner Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 09:20:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] pbs storage: consistently talk about the storage key instead of master key. Signed-off-by: Fabian Ebner --- pve-storage-pbs.adoc | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/pve-storage-pbs.adoc b/pve-storage-pbs.adoc index a382082..c22f5b3 100644 --- a/pve-storage-pbs.adoc +++ b/pve-storage-pbs.adoc @@ -101,19 +101,19 @@ a key on that system. If the system then becomes inaccessible for any reason and needs to be restored, this will not be possible as the encryption key will be lost along with the broken system. -It is recommended that you keep your keys safe, but easily accessible, in +It is recommended that you keep your key safe, but easily accessible, in order for quick disaster recovery. For this reason, the best place to store it is in your password manager, where it is immediately recoverable. As a backup to this, you should also save the key to a USB drive and store that in a secure place. This way, it is detached from any system, but is still easy to recover from, in case of emergency. Finally, in preparation for the worst case scenario, -you should also consider keeping a paper copy of your master key locked away in -a safe place. The `paperkey` subcommand can be used to create a QR encoded -version of your master key. The following command sends the output of the -`paperkey` command to a text file, for easy printing. +you should also consider keeping a paper copy of your key locked away in a safe +place. The `paperkey` subcommand can be used to create a QR encoded version of +your key. The following command sends the output of the `paperkey` command to +a text file, for easy printing. ---- -# proxmox-backup-client key paperkey --output-format text > qrkey.txt +# proxmox-backup-client key paperkey /etc/pve/priv/storage/.enc --output-format text > qrkey.txt ---- Because the encryption is managed on the client side, you can use the same