doc: Clarify B2 application keys

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Alexander Neumann 2018-08-02 21:14:05 +02:00
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@ -303,7 +303,10 @@ dashboard in on the "Buckets" page when signed into your B2 account:
You can either specify the so-called "Master Application Key" here (which can
access any bucket at any path) or a dedicated "Application Key" created just
for restic (which may be restricted to a specific bucket and/or path).
for restic (which may be restricted to a specific bucket and/or path). The
master key consists of a ``B2_ACCOUNT_ID`` and a ``B2_ACCOUNT_KEY``, and each
application key also is a pair of ``B2_ACCOUNT_ID`` and ``B2_ACCOUNT_KEY``. The
ID of an application key is much longer than the ID of the master key.
You can then initialize a repository stored at Backblaze B2. If the
bucket does not exist yet and the credentials you passed to restic have the