Re: Securing Backups via Encryption

[Stephane <stephane () basiclink com>]

Dave,

We use Gnupg and a public/private key pair on each server to encrypt the 
backups before they ever leave the server. We don't use tapes, but hard 
drive/DVDs.
Some of the key points:
* Data is always encrypted, no matter where it ends up, it should be 
safe. This is assuming your private key is safe.
* Works on common OSs. We use it on Linux, Solaris and Windows.

Stephane

Dave Nardoni wrote:
> I am interested in how many of you are securing your backups via encryption.
>
> If you would not mind sharing some of your solutions.
>
> What are you using to encrypt data that goes to tape? 
> What are you using to encrypt data that goes to disk?
> What are you using to encrypt data that goes to an offsite storage facility
> via web (ie. Xdrive or similar service offsite service)?
> What services do you employ to handle secure backups offsite?
>
> Any other ideas around this would be helpful.
>
> Thank you in advance for sharing your comments,
>
> David Nardoni CISSP, EnCE
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