So Bacula does NOT provide for the encryption of data on its own tapes whether running on zSeries or x86? The encryption of off-site backup tapes is a matter of discussion for all-platforms, not just our mainframe.
/Tom Kern /301-903-2211 >From: David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Does Bacula support encryption of the data on tape? > >Recent versions of Bacula do (1.38.10 and higher) (using the crypto >support in OpenSSL, so can use the crypto engine if present), however >the versions that are distributed by RH/SuSE probably are older than >this, so probably are not at the correct release to support this >natively w/o building from source. > >Use of the NFS-mounting technique documented in my paper and writing to >DASD-emulated tapes on z/OS will allow the data to be encrypted using >the same support present in z/OS and thus, protected in the same way. >Data can be encrypted in the client before transmission to the backup >server, so you get some distribution of the crypto load).=20 > >Version 1.39 has pool-to-pool migration enabled. We're getting really >close to having a good complete replacement for TSM.=20 > >-- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
