Introduction: reword & link to encryption section

Add link from encryption sentence in  "What is Proxmox
Backup Server?" to the Encryption section of the docs.
Also, reword the sentence.

V2:
Clarify that encryption takes place on the client side

Signed-off-by: Dylan Whyte <d.whyte@proxmox.com>
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. .. file2 . .. file2
.. _encryption:
Encryption Encryption
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Introduction Introduction
============ ============
What is Proxmox Backup Server What is Proxmox Backup Server?
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Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise-class, client-server backup software Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise-class, client-server backup software
@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ physical hosts. It is specially optimized for the `Proxmox Virtual Environment`_
platform and allows you to back up your data securely, even between remote platform and allows you to back up your data securely, even between remote
sites, providing easy management with a web-based user interface. sites, providing easy management with a web-based user interface.
Proxmox Backup Server supports deduplication, compression, and authenticated It supports deduplication, compression, and authenticated
encryption (AE_). Using :term:`Rust` as the implementation language guarantees high encryption (AE_). Using :term:`Rust` as the implementation language guarantees high
performance, low resource usage, and a safe, high-quality codebase. performance, low resource usage, and a safe, high-quality codebase.
It features strong client-side encryption. Thus, it's possible to Proxmox Backup uses state of the art cryptography for client communication and
backup data to targets that are not fully trusted. backup content :ref:`encryption <encryption>`. Encryption is done on the
client side, making it safer to back up data to targets that are not fully
trusted.
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