[pbs-devel] [PATCH v2 docs] Introduction: reword & link to encryption section

Dylan Whyte d.whyte at proxmox.com
Thu Oct 15 11:58:42 CEST 2020


Add link from encryption sentence in  "What is Proxmox
Backup Server?" to the Encryption section of the docs.
Also, reword the sentence.

V2:
Clarify that encryption takes place on the client side

Signed-off-by: Dylan Whyte <d.whyte at proxmox.com>
---
 docs/backup-client.rst |  2 ++
 docs/introduction.rst  | 10 ++++++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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>`. Encryption is done on the
+client side, making it safer to back up data to targets that are not fully
+trusted.
 
 
 Architecture
-- 
2.20.1






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