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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section III. Encryption of data at rest
  4. Data at rest encryption security
  5. Configuring standard encryption on clients
  6. Managing standard encryption configuration options
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Managing standard encryption configuration options

The following table describes the three encryption-related configuration options for the standard encryption that can exist on a NetBackup client.

Ensure that the options are set to the appropriate values for your client.

Table: Three encryption-related configuration options

Option

Value

Description

CRYPT_OPTION = option

Defines the encryption options on NetBackup clients. The possible values for option follow:

denied|DENIED

Specifies that the client does not permit encrypted backups. If the server requests an encrypted backup, it is considered an error.

allowed|ALLOWED

(the default value) Specifies that the client allows either encrypted or unencrypted backups.

required|REQUIRED

Specifies that the client requires encrypted backups. If the server requests an unencrypted backup, it is considered an error.

CRYPT_KIND = kind

Defines the encryption kind on NetBackup clients. The kind option can be set to any of the following option values.

NONE

Neither standard encryption nor legacy encryption is configured on the client.

STANDARD

Specifies that you want to use the cipher-based 128-bit encryption or 256-bit encryption. This option is the default value if standard encryption is configured on the client.

LEGACY

Specifies that you want to use the legacy-based encryption, with 40-bit DES or 56-bit DES.

CRYPT_CIPHER = cipher

Defines the cipher type to use. It can be set to any of the following option values.

AES-128-CFB

128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard. This is the default value.

BF-CFB

128-bit Blowfish

DES-EDE-CFB

Two Key Triple DES

AES-256-CFB

256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard

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