Re: [Gnu-arch-users] oh the heck with it -- tla-1.2pre0

[Karl Waclawek]

> >>>>> "Tom" == Tom Lord <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> Tom>     * Signed Archives
> Tom>     ** Creating a Signed Archive
> Tom>     ** Signing Rules: ~/.arch-params/signing/$ARCHIVE
> Tom>     ** Signature Checking Rules: ~/.arch-params/signing/$ARCHIVE.check
> Tom>     ** Default Rules
> 
>   Is it possible to create encrypted archives ? Say, having in
> ~/.arch-params/signing/$ARCHIVE
> 
>         gpg --sign --encrypt
> 
> and in ~/.arch-params/signing/$ARCHIVE.check
> 
>         gpg --decrypt 
> 

Would this not be somewhat orthogonal to arch?
Since arch uses the file system as data storage would this
not be better done on the file system level?

Also, what would this achieve that you cannot do
with a secure access protocol?

Karl