---
name: "amaespipe"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "amanda-common"
version: "1:3.5.4-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/amaespipe"
---

# amaespipe(8)

wrapper program for aespipe

## NAME

amaespipe - wrapper program for aespipe

## SYNOPSIS

**amaespipe**

## DESCRIPTION

**amaespipe** requires **aespipe**, **uuencode** and **gpg** to work. Aespipe is available from : http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net

**amaespipe** will search for the aespipe program in the following directories: /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin.

**amaespipe** is called by **amcrypt** for Amanda data encryption.

**amaespipe** is based on aespipe's bzaespipe program. It calls aespipe to encrypt data using AES256 as the encryption and SHA256 as the hash function. GPG key should be stored in $AMANDA\_HOME/.gnupg/am\_key.gpg. **amaespipe** reads passphrase from file descriptor 3. During decryption, **amaespipe** autodects encryption type and hash function from the encrypted image.

## SEE ALSO

[**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md), [**amanda.conf**(5)](/amanda.conf/5.md), [**aespipe**(1)](/aespipe/1.md), [**amcrypt**(8)](/amcrypt/8.md), [**gpg**(1)](/gpg/1.md)

The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

## AUTHOR

**Kevin Till** \<kevin.till@zmanda.com\>

Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)