From: Dylan Whyte <d.whyte@proxmox.com>
To: pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [pbs-devel] [PATCH docs] encryption: add best practice for storing master key
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:04:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201110110456.21178-1-d.whyte@proxmox.com> (raw)
Further clarify that the paperkey should be a last resort
recovery option, after a password manager and usb drive.
Signed-off-by: Dylan Whyte <d.whyte@proxmox.com>
---
docs/backup-client.rst | 15 ++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/backup-client.rst b/docs/backup-client.rst
index 1ef42898..125c1fbc 100644
--- a/docs/backup-client.rst
+++ b/docs/backup-client.rst
@@ -367,11 +367,16 @@ To set up a master key:
and needs to be restored, this will not be possible as the encryption key will be
lost along with the broken system.
-In preparation for the worst case scenario, you should 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.
+It is recommended that you keep your master 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.
.. code-block:: console
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2.20.1
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2020-11-10 11:04 Dylan Whyte [this message]
2020-11-10 11:57 ` [pbs-devel] applied: " Dietmar Maurer
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