Specifications
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Figure 36. Backup priority
5.3.4 Backup Protection
Password
The preset is No Password.
You can password protect your archives so that they will be inaccessible to others. Enter a
password in the text field and confirm it. The password is case sensitive.
Please keep in mind that in the Restore Data wizard, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server
will ask for a password after you select a folder within the archive location. Only those
archives that were protected with the password you typed in or non password-protected
archives will be displayed. It is best practice to use the same password for backup archives
in the same folder within the archive location.
Encryption
After setting a password, you can choose to encrypt the backup with an industry-standard
AES cryptographic algorithm for advanced security.
To set up backup encryption, select one of the following encryption types:
• None – backups will not be encrypted
• AES 128 – the quickest encryption method available (set by default)
• AES 192 – encryption will take longer than 128-bit, but is more secure
• AES 256 – requires the most amount of time to cipher, but it is also the most
secure setting available