Update netdata-agent-security.md (#17738)
* Update netdata-agent-security.md * Update backup-and-restore-an-agent.md * Update backup-and-restore-an-agent.md * Update netdata-agent-security.md * Apply suggestions from code review * Update docs/netdata-agent/backup-and-restore-an-agent.md --------- Co-authored-by: Ilya Mashchenko <ilya@netdata.cloud>
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# Backing up a Netdata Agent
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## Introduction
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When preparing to backup a Netdata Agent it is worth considering that there are different kinds of data that you may wish to backup independently or all together:
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## User Data Protection
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+> Users are responsible for backing up, recovering, and ensuring their data's availability because Netdata stores data locally on each system due to its decentralized architecture.
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The Netdata Agent is programmed to safeguard user data. When collecting data, the raw data does not leave the host. All
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plugins, even those running with escalated capabilities or privileges, perform a hard-coded data collection job. They do
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not accept commands from Netdata, and the original application data collected do not leave the process they are