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See: [Encrypt Backups](encrypt-backups)
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feat: allow backups to be encrypted with age (#432) GPG is known to have usability issues and is generally cumbersome to use. age [0] is a modern alternative to GPG that is designed by a cryptographer that has worked and continues to work on Golang's crypto packages for years. Allowing age to be used to encrypt backups dramatically simplifies the backup process. [0]: https://age-encryption.org/ 2024-08-19 22:49:49 +02:00			`See: [Encrypt Backups](encrypt-backups)`