How can I encrypt my Django backups?

How can I encrypt my Django backups?

You can use libraries like Fernet from the cryptography package to encrypt your backup files.

Can you show me a code example for that?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

from cryptography.fernet import Fernet

# Generate a key
key = Fernet.generate_key()
fernet = Fernet(key)

# Encrypting the backup
with open('backup.sql', 'rb') as file:
    original = file.read()
    encrypted = fernet.encrypt(original)

with open('backup_encrypted.sql', 'wb') as encrypted_file:
    encrypted_file.write(encrypted)

This will create an encrypted backup file.

How do I decrypt the backup later?

You can decrypt it using the same key. Here's how:

# Decrypting the backup
with open('backup_encrypted.sql', 'rb') as enc_file:
    encrypted = enc_file.read()
    decrypted = fernet.decrypt(encrypted)

with open('backup_decrypted.sql', 'wb') as dec_file:
    dec_file.write(decrypted)