Re: MIDRANGE-L Digest, Vol 5, Issue 236

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> message: 2
> date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:27:56 -0500
> from: Bryan Dietz <BDietz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: V5R4 Encyrpted backups
> 
> At the last IBM tech conference this question came up.  The answer 
> was that the encryption was going to be handled at the tape device 
level.

Thanks, I don't get to conference much and when I call SupportLine 
they didn't have any information either.  I guess that means that I'm 
going to have to upgrade my newly upgraded 3581 LTO-2 drive.  Any info 
if they plan to offer the encryption function as an add on to existing 
drives?

> They made the comment that encrypting before writing to tape would 
> slow up the save process too much.

I was thinking that they would do it via the encryption card.  Kinda 
makes sense, huh?  That card is usually used for Secure Telnet and 
Secure FTP, which I would imagine is normal business hours... when 
your not running your backups.

Anyway, again thanks for the info.
m.