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  2. NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Encryption properties
NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Encryption properties

Note:

The Encryption properties can be configured on the NetBackup web UI. On the left pane, select Hosts > Host properties. Next, select the clients. From the Actions menu, select Edit client properties, and then click Encryption.

The Encryption properties control encryption on the currently selected client.

Multiple clients can be selected and configured at one time only if all selected clients are running the same version of NetBackup. If not, the Encryption properties dialog box is hidden.

More information is available in the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Figure: Encryption dialog box

Encryption dialog boxAshwini-3Dec21-PVM-353 - CXC-6774

The Encryption permissions property indicates the encryption setting on the selected NetBackup client as determined by the primary server.

Table: Encryption permissions selections

Property

Description

Not allowed

Specifies that the client does not permit encrypted backups. If the server requests an encrypted backup, the backup job ends due to error.

Allowed

Specifies that the client allows either encrypted or unencrypted backups. Allowed is the default setting for a client that has not been configured for encryption.

Required

Specifies that the client requires encrypted backups. If the server requests an unencrypted backup, the backup job ends due to error.

Choose the encryption properties in Table: Encryption dialog box properties

Table: Encryption dialog box properties

Property

Description

Enable standard encryption

Pertains to the 128-bit and the 256-bit options of NetBackup Encryption.

Client Cipher

The following cipher types are available: AES-256-CFB and AES-128-CFB.

AES-128-CFB is the default.

Note:

If you have 9.1 or earlier hosts in your environment, it is recommended that you select stronger client ciphers for the hosts, such as AES-256-CFB or AES-128-CFB.

More information about the ciphers file is available in the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

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