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[Networker] Encryption Questions

2009-08-14 20:39:36
Subject: [Networker] Encryption Questions
From: goony <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:35:35 -0400
A Darren Dunham wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:59:33AM -0400, psoni wrote:
> Correct.  Encrypted data cannot be compressed.  You may be able to use
> client-side compression to compress first, then encrypt.  But you cannot
> encrypt first then compress.
> 


Within Networker, at the client, you can COMPRESS, or you can ENCRYPT, but you 
cannot chose to do BOTH.

If you need to do both, then your best best is to COMPRESS via Networker, then 
use a hardware-based encrypting tape drive(s) to ENCRYPT the data on tape.

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