If he's that concerned about the security of the data, it should be
encrypted at all times except when actually being displayed -- it
certainly shouldn't be moved over the network (*any* network) in
un-encrypted form. As such, this is not an ADSM issue - it's a data
format issue.

Tom Kauffman
Sr. Technical Analyst
NIBCO, Inc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,FC-SIL/INF. [SMTP:Rene.Lambelet AT NESTLE DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 1998 11:04 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Is data encrypted in storage pools?
>
> Hello,
>
> my boss gets very concerned about data security and the backups.
> Can anybody tell me if the adsm backups are encrypted or not when
> written
> onto tapes? We all know that compression is not secure enough.
> In other words, if somebody gets a cartridge containing backed-up
> files
> (storage pool), will he be able to read the data using a dump
> programm?
>
> If not encrypted, are there any plan to do it?
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Rene Lambelet
> Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestle - CH-1800 Vevey
> Tel: ++41'21'924'35'43 / Fax: ++41'21'924'45'89
> E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com