Can you explain the various ways to encrypt tape?
The most recent addition is a
tape level or device level
encryption. We've heard of STK and
LTO-4, there are a number of devices available for LTO-4 and device level
encryption at the hardware level.
There are also appliances you can use and those have been around for a little while longer. Examples of...
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Tape Encryption FAQ
Director with Long View Systems Inc., answers today's most common
tape encryption questions. His answers are also available below as an MP3 download.
Table of contents:
>>Why should I encrypt tape?
>>Can you explain the various ways to encrypt tape?
>>What are the benefits of using LTO-4?
>>Who are the major vendors in the...
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Why should I encrypt tape?
or personal information that can not end up in the wrong hands.
Tape encryption is especially needed in this instance if the tape media leaves your premises, which technically, if you're following backup best practices, it should. You should be sending a copy of your backups to a vault site, so therefore you want...
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