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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2016-01-08 11:48:53 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2016-01-08 11:48:53 -0400
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link to new tip about encryption
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files end up in `lost+found`, they can easily be lifted back out into
another clone of the repository. Even if the filenames are lost,
it's possible to [[tips/recover_data_from_lost+found]].
+
+* What about encrypted special remotes? A
+ [[fairly simple shell script using standard tools|Decrypting_files_in_special_remotes_without_git-annex]]
+ (gpg and openssl) can decrypt files stored on such
+ a remote, as long as you have access to the encryption keys (which
+ are stored in the git-annex branch of the repository, sometimes
+ encrypted with your gpg key).