Tarsnap, the secure online backup service for Unix-like systems, raised the bar for online backups. It's inexpensive. It's reliable. And you don't need to trust the Tarsnap service-they can't access your backups even if they wanted to.With Tarsnap Mastery you'll learn to: * install and manage Tarsnap on Linux, Unix, Windows, and OS X* fully exploit features like encryption and deduplication* create and recover archives* customize backups to precisely your requirements* passphrase protect keys* create and manage special-purpose keys* automatically back up and rotate archives* understand and resolve performance issues* quickly restore complete systemsDitch the tape room. Put your backups online, and know that they're safe.Tarsnap Mastery. Because life doesn't back itself up."I learned a lot about Tarsnap while reading this book - things I had forgotten, and things I had never even realized. As befits the author of so many technical books, Michael's attention to detail is truly outstanding." -Colin Percival, Tarsnap designer