ADSM-L

Re: [ADSM-L] backup encryption

2009-08-19 11:58:06
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] backup encryption
From: Thomas Denier <Thomas.Denier AT JEFFERSONHOSPITAL DOT ORG>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:49:45 -0400
-----Shawn Geil wrote: -----

>I just turned on backup encryption on one of my clients using the
>include.encrypt option.  Is there a way to tell if it is actually
>encrypting the data?

If you want proof that you configured things correctly, use the
virtualnodename option to restore some of the files to another
system and see whether you are prompted for the encryption
password.

I don't know of any practical way to obtain proof that the TSM
encryption feature is really doing what Tivoli claims it is
doing.

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