Right, encrypt then compress is useless. And compress then encrypt is unsafe in some cases[1]. Apparently backup isn't one of them, you need to be able to choos

Right, encrypt then compress is useless. And compress then encrypt is unsafe in some cases[1]. Apparently backup isn't one of them, you need to be able to choose the plaintext. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRIME_(security_exploit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRIME_(security_exploit)