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author | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2011-04-03 14:53:12 -0400 |
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committer | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2011-04-03 14:53:12 -0400 |
commit | 0d1f2023340dd30e81bc003144a37e0fe03c333b (patch) | |
tree | f37aaf94600bf1e693ecee3f14fe9fe36d7042f7 /doc/design/encryption.mdwn | |
parent | 8c9d9eb8af88035a05378214e86b679fce091acf (diff) |
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diff --git a/doc/design/encryption.mdwn b/doc/design/encryption.mdwn index c9b1bdb5d..72a7ad286 100644 --- a/doc/design/encryption.mdwn +++ b/doc/design/encryption.mdwn @@ -78,13 +78,10 @@ keys. ## filename enumeration -If the names of files are encrypted, this makes it harder for -git-annex (let alone untrusted third parties!) to get a list -of the files that are stored on a given enrypted remote. This has been -a concern, and it has been considered to use a hash like HMAC, rather -than gpg encrypting filenames, to make it easier. (For git-annex, but -possibly also for attackers!) But, does git-annex really ever need to do -such an enumeration? +If the names of files are encrypted or securely hashed, or whatever is +chosen, this makes it harder for git-annex (let alone untrusted third parties!) +to get a list of the files that are stored on a given enrypted remote. +But, does git-annex really ever need to do such an enumeration? Apparently not. `git annex unused --from remote` can now check for unused data that is stored on a remote, and it does so based only on |