Hi Allen, We have done this at the router level with IPSec tunnels between sites where we want to secure the data (not just backup data if you so desire). Makes it completely transparent to the user/application which is very nice. Our users have no idea its in place. The down side? CPU load on the routers, of course. So, obviously it depends on the amount data you are trying to shovel down the wire versus the capacity of the routers. Just my 2 cents!
Chris -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen S. Rout Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: TDP's and Encryption and 5.3, Oh My.... I've got lots of encryption questions headed my way too. I haven't yet found anything indicating that you can encrypt server-to-server communications, and that's something I'd be interested in. Anyone else try it? We also get pretty frequent requests about encrypting the traffic on the wire, only. So a customer who trusts our machine room, but needs to cross untrusted network, can protect their backup stream without the additional overhead and risk of key management. So far all we can offer is a VPN solution... (eugh) - Allen S. Rout
