ADSM-L

Re: Questions about encryption.... and locally stored passphrases....

2002-09-12 01:01:13
Subject: Re: Questions about encryption.... and locally stored passphrases....
From: Mark Stapleton <stapleto AT BERBEE DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 23:59:54 -0500
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Keith Kwiatek
> 1) If I choose to have TSM store the passphrase locally, will it prompt me
> initially for a passphrase and THEN store it locally... OR does it auto
> generate a passphrase and store it locally -so you never see it?

The former.

> 2) How can you tell what things are being encrypted? Is there a
> server query or some detail report that you can produce?

You determine the data to be encrypted by the use of INCLUDE.ENCRYPTION
statements in your client's dsm.opt file. There is no way to determine this
from the server side.

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Certified TSM consultant
Certified AIX system engineer
MCSE

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