Re: Oracle RMAN (OmniBack) Backup Encryption

From: Paul Drake <drak0nian_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 10 Jul 2003 11:41:19 -0700
Message-ID: <1ac7c7b3.0307101041.1d1dff31@posting.google.com>

Kalle <kk.kk_at_kk.com> wrote in message news:<3F0D0002.D04FA236_at_kk.com>...
> Hi all,
>
> I have a "weird" question.
>
> Do you have any experience how to encrypt the backup.
>
> Let's say I have following backup method in use:
>
> RMAN on UNIX box. I will use online backup and copy the backup set(s)
> either to the disk or the tape using OmniBack. How I can encrypt the
> backup sets either to the disks or to direct to the tape using OmniBack.
>
>
> Do you have any similar setups...
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Kalle

Kalle,

assuming that you are compressing your backup sets prior to copying them to tape, network storage (staging, or hierarchial backup) - you could compress them with a password. the password would be visible in the script that is used to compress it, and loss of the password would render the backup set useless.

hth.

Pd Received on Thu Jul 10 2003 - 13:41:19 CDT