Weber, Philip wrote:

moin,


> We require to be able to secure data to a minimum of 3DES both in transit
> and on the backup media.  Does anyone know if this is possible (without
> getting into a detailed discussion on security policies) ?

netbackup 4.5 supports only DES in 40 & 56 bit. there are no alternatives.
netbackup 5.0 (coming in Q3/03) will _not_ bring any new algorithms.
i was told that the reason for this is performance considerations.
doing 3DES or AES is thought to be too slow.
another reason is, that not enough customers request it.

so if you would like to see stronger crypto in netbackup,
call veritas support and tell them!

tty, axel



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