Setting up encryption
This topic lists the steps that you must follow to set up encryption with the encryptkey option.
Procedure
- Specify encryptkey=save in the options file.
- Back up at least one file with asnode=ProxyNodeName to create a local encryption key on each agent node in the multiple node environment.
Results
Follow these steps to set up encryption with the encryptkey=prompt option:
- Specify encryptkey=prompt in the options file.
- Ensure that users of the agent nodes in the multiple node environment are using the same encryption key.
Important:
- If you change the encryption key, you must repeat the previous steps.
- Use the same encryption key for all files backed up in the shared node environment.