diff --git a/docs/epilog.rst b/docs/epilog.rst index 55805b54..7bb6ce3e 100644 --- a/docs/epilog.rst +++ b/docs/epilog.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ .. _Container: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_(virtualization) -.. _LZ4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ4_(compression_algorithm) +.. _Zstandard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zstandard .. _Proxmox: https://www.proxmox.com .. _Proxmox Virtual Environment: https://www.proxmox.com/proxmox-ve .. _Proxmox Backup: https://www.proxmox.com/proxmox-backup @@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ .. _QEMU: https://www.qemu.org/ .. _Client-server model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client-server_model +.. _AE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption +.. _GCM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galois/Counter_Mode diff --git a/docs/introduction.rst b/docs/introduction.rst index 95047607..eb0b44f7 100644 --- a/docs/introduction.rst +++ b/docs/introduction.rst @@ -46,13 +46,18 @@ Main features :Performance: The whole software stack is written in :term:`Rust`, which provides high speed and memory efficiency. -:Compression: Ultra fast `LZ4`_ compression is able to compress +:Compression: Ultra fast Zstandard_ compression is able to compress several gigabytes of data per second. +:Encryption: Backups can be encrypted at client side using AES-256 in + GCM_ mode. This authenticated encryption mode (AE_) provides very + high performance on modern hardware. + :Open Source: No secrets. You have access to the whole source tree. :Support: Commercial support options available from `Proxmox`_. + Why Backup? ----------- @@ -78,6 +83,13 @@ required by law. - restore tests. to make sure backup/restore works +Software Stack +-------------- + + +License +------- + History