Backup and Restore

>> Reasons to backup
>> Things to backup
>> How to backup and restore

Reference:

For backing up the GnuPG data, refer to this page.
For backing up the wija data, refer to this page.

>> Reasons to backup

i-WAT is a system based on strong trusts among participants. Such trusts can easily be lost if the data representing i-WAT tickets are lost due to accidents such as a failure of a storage device.

The protocol¹ of i-WAT defines that the data representing an i-WAT ticket is redundantly distributed among participants. This allows you to restore the lost data by collecting information from the correspondents with whom you have traded. This process of recovery has been automated since version 0.14 of i-WAT, but it requires helps from many participants, and the burden of it may cause fractures in the trusts among participants around the one who lost the data.

We strongly recommend you to frequently backup the i-WAT data in order to maintain the smooth operation of the system.

>> Things to backup

To save the i-WAT data, save the contents of ".iwat" folder.

Files used by i-WAT

>> How to backup and restore

The procedure depends on your platforms.

¹	A protocol is a rule for communication in computer networks.