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Do you encrypt your server/data/storage?

  • 05-10-2009 06:39PM
    #1
    eman66
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    I have a few servers with about 400GB of data on each. Most of this is data that contains personal details of customers and is not encrypted. Anyone use encryption software and does it's use affect system performance?


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  • #2
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,814 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    TrueCrypt is a very good option.

    You can do full disk encrypt, partition or file store.


  • #3
    IamMetaldave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭IamMetaldave


    +1 for TrueCrypt, it's very good!

    https://www.instagram.com/iammetaldave/



  • #4
    ressem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭ressem


    Truecrypt for company data on servers?
    No way in heck. Too easy for someone to change the password and lock company data out.

    You have EFS for this with, importantly, data recovery agent certificates and works with group policy to some degree.

    Some backup (Symantec) and antivirus solutions can fail using encryption on servers.
    Also Users folder redirection has/(had?) problems with EFS.


  • #5
    eman66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 602 ✭✭✭eman66


    Thanks for the replies. We do use backup exec (10d). Googling EFS now.


  • #6
    b1tch1n
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    If there was an incredibly good reason you could not secure the data physically and through other security options available in all major network operating systems go ahead.


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
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    just make bloody sure that your backups are working as it will now be impossible to recover any data from the disks

    EFS can do funny things - there will be data leaks in the temp folders since you can have problems if you encrypt them

    400GB of data, you probably have a data base , check to see what options it allows


    overall you should be able to create a recovery disk that allows you to retrieve the data on another system OR a system that only relies on a password. You do not want to be in a situation where you can't recover the data after an OS crash.


    Generally performance doesn't take a hit as the physical speed of the drive is still the limiting factor.


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