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Encrypted backups

As of now, tasker backups are stored in XML format and is naked. It would be great if it is encrypted or at least locked, below are my suggestions:

  • Encryted XML content with a key like RSA + optional passphrase
  • Zip the file and lock it with a passphrase

No need to grant them all, at least our setup are locked.

Please also force us to use strong passphrases. 

JSON format would be great too since it would be smaller (I think) in size than XML format thus making the encryption or zip locking process a little bit faster

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It would be a great idea and feature to be added! Hope Joao considers your request for a future release ;)

Btw, I have created a project that tries to help on that. If you want, you can check it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/fkp3bq/project_tasker_backups_encryption/

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This is great, adding cloud backup can be done for sure

Though I'd still wish for a native solution since restoring them mostly happens during fresh install of tasker thus requiring us to import your project

I do think it can be workaround by:

1. backing up your project natively in tasker

2. backing up and encrypting using your project + uploading automatically to cloud

with this, we can easily:

1. restore your project from our native backup

2. restoring and decrypting our backup using your project

Although it takes 2 steps, it can be done I think

Either way, thank you for the effort :)

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