Hi, I was just wondering where you found the information stating that the data 
was only protected on the way to the server, but not on the server.  Encryption 
is done by the client using an encrytion key that it create and since the key 
is never passed from client to server, there is no way for the server to 
de-crypt the data before storage.

Please let me know, as I would like to look at the documentation.

Jack
> 
> From: Pétur Eyþórsson <peddi AT ITN DOT IS>
> Date: 2002/04/02 Tue AM 07:04:45 EST
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: don´t aynone know anything about Encryption in TSM.
> 
> Hi i have posted this 2 times before here but havent receved a reply yet.
> thus led me to belive that knowlegde on this is wery limited.
> 
> I have a big custemer who is considerating TSM for there backup system.
> However, they will be needing to take some of there backup offsite.
> They have extremly valible data witch may not get in the wrong hands.
> 
> I have been reading up on Encryption in TSM and found it to be only desingd
> to protect the data on the way
> to the TSM server. I found no info on werther the data would be Encrypted in
> the storage pools.
> 
> My question.
> 
> Is it possible to make Backupset, and be sure no-one can use it if it gets
> in the wrong hands (Encrypt it somehow.
> How can a administrator be sure that no-one can restore his
> copy-storage-pools. is it posible to encrypt the data somehow.
> Is it possible to password protect the TSM Database, so that you can´t
> restore it without a password.
> 
> 
> what way can they take offsite backup and be sure that there data is safe,
> even if the bad guys get the tapes.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> Kvedja/Regards
> Petur Eythorsson
> Taeknimadur/Technician
> IBM Certified Specialist - AIX
> Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional
> Microsoft Certified System Engineer
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