Encryption

Key:

Field Description
Encryption Key The hashed key will not be shown. Click on the "Unmask encryptiong key" to show the hashed encryption key.
Algorithm There are 3 backup algorithms,
  • Twofish: Twofish algorithm
  • DESede: Triple DES algorithm
  • AES: Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm
Method There are 2 backup method,
  • ECB: Electronic Cook Book mode
  • CBC: Cipher Block Chaining mode
Key length There are 2 key length selection
  • 128-bit
  • 256-bit
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It is very important to export current configuration settings using our tools in Utilities > Export/Import Settings, the file settings.sys will be exported. Please keep the settings.sys in a safe places.


If your current backup computer is crashed and the settings.sys file is lost, you will not be able to restore the current settings including the encryption key, and the data that you backup is irretrievable.

To check on the encryption key of this backup set:

  1. Click on the 'Unmask encrypting key' backup set.

Background information

Before files are uploaded to the backup server, they are first compressed and encrypted with an algorithm, mode and key of your choice.

By selecting default encryption setting, we assign the password string of the Windows login account as encrypting key for the corresponding backup set. Please note that the encryption key is independent from a backup account's password.

Encryption settings are set at a backup set's creation time, even if the password is changed afterward, the encryption key remains the same and cannot be modified afterward.

If custom encrypting key is used, please considering the following to create a strong encrypting key:

Avoid creating encryption key that uses: