Storage Settings

To specify encryption settings for a backup chain created with the backup policy:

  1. At the Storage step of the wizard, click Advanced.
  2. Click the Storage tab.
  3. To encrypt the content of backup files, select the Enable backup file encryption check box. In the Password field, select a password that you want to use for encryption. If you have not created the password beforehand, click Add or use the Manage passwords link to specify a new password. For more information, see Password Manager.

If the backup server is not connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, you will not be able to restore data from encrypted backups in case you lose the password. Veeam Backup & Replication will display a warning about it. For more information, see Decrypting Data Without Password.

You can select a Key Management System (KMS) server in the Password field. To do this, the KMS server must be added to Veeam Backup & Replication in advance. If you choose to use KMS keys for backup file encryption at this step of the wizard, Veeam Backup & Replication immediately starts communication with the KMS server to retrieve the encryption keys. To learn more, see Key Management System Keys.

NOTE

Consider the following:

  • If you plan to encrypt the content of backup files, consider the limitations listed in Data Encryption Limitations.
  • You must encrypt the backup policy if you want to back up data to the Veeam Data Vault storage.

Storage Settings

Data Encryption Limitations

If you plan to encrypt the content of backup files, consider the following limitations:

To learn more about data encryption in Veeam Backup & Replication, see Data Encryption.

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