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Tarsnap public beta

Tarsnap's paranoia also extends to the client-server protocol. With most online backup services, you're lucky if they use SSL; I avoided using SSL because I wasn't satisfied with its security. Obtaining a fraudulent SSL certificate is too easy (read: possible) for an attacker, and relying on external certification…