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Article: Encryption: secure encrypted backups by careful key management; Second article in a series on encrypting backed up data stored to tape or other mobile media.(Business of Technology)
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- Computer Technology Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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When it comes to encrypting your backup data: Encryption is easy. Key management is hard.
The (forgive the pun) key to encryption is managing keys. Key management falls into two interrelated categories: procedures (involving people) and software (supplied by your encryption solution). The two are interrelated because the people aspect of handling keys is in part governed by the key management features supplied by the encryption solution.
First: Decide on the Right Balance
Before you can implement encryption, you need to define the level of security that's right for your site. More security typically means more steps and more processes because ...