Networker

Re: [Networker] Encryption Questions

2009-03-17 16:04:54
Subject: Re: [Networker] Encryption Questions
From: Stan Horwitz <stan AT TEMPLE DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:59:22 -0400
> From: psoni <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
> Reply-To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:56:55 -0400
> To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Subject: [Networker] Encryption Questions
> 
> I tried to restore the encrypted file using the NW user but it didn't ask me
> for the key.
> 
> There were no errors during the restoration.
> 
> Would Networker look up the file's save set, get the key from the server's
> resource and tell it to decrypt the data as it comes off the media ?

If you didn't change the pass phrase on your NetWorker server, then it
already has the key. I suggest you read the NetWorker Administrator's Guide
to learn how the aes asm works.

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