Encryption Keys

An encryption key is a string of random characters that is used to bring data to a scrambled format and back to unscrambled. Encryption keys encode and decode initial data blocks or underlying keys in the key hierarchy.

Veeam Backup & Replication uses the following types of keys:

• Service keys generated by Veeam Backup & Replication:

• Session key
• Metakey
• Storage key

• User key — a key generated using a user password.
• Enterprise Manager keys — a pair of keys used for data recovery without a password.
• Backup server keys — a pair of keys used for identity verification of the backup server.