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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup clients
  6. CRYPT_CIPHER option for NetBackup clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

CRYPT_CIPHER option for NetBackup clients

The CRYPT_CIPHER entry applies to clients with the NetBackup Encryption option installed.

Table: CRYPT_CIPHER information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup clients.

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Use the following format:

CRYPT_CIPHER = value

Where value is one of the following:

  • AES-128-CFB (used when no method is specified; default)

  • AES-256-CFB
  • BF-CFB
  • DES-EDE-CFB

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Encryption.

For information about NetBackup encryption, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

More Information

Encryption properties

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