Why is encryption done?- Data can be restored only by the Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT that backed it up, or by another Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT that was installed using the same encryption types and keys as the Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT that backed up the data.
- Someone monitoring data being transmitted between Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT and Dakota Backup, LLC’s Data Center would intercept only encrypted data blocks. This ensures that access to confidential file content is not possible.
- Data stored is also encrypted in the Dakota Backup, LLC’s Data Center. Meaning that only the customer can have access to the backed up data once it has been recovered. The customer is the only person who knows his/her unique encryption keys.
Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT performs compression and encryption before sending data to Dakota Backup, LLC’s Data Center. This ensures security because:
- Data can be restored only by the Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT that backed it up, or by another Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT that was installed using the same encryption types and keys as the Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT that backed up the data.
- Someone monitoring data being transmitted between Dakota Backup DS-CLIENT and Dakota Backup, LLC’s Data Center would intercept only encrypted data blocks. This ensures that access to confidential file content is not possible.
- Data stored is also encrypted in the Dakota Backup, LLC’s Data Center. Meaning that only the customer can have access to the backed up data once it has been recovered. The customer is the only person who knows his/her unique encryption keys.
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