dhwagner Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 I asked our church's system administrator why he does not use a network backup system like Retrospect. His basic answer was that he felt that any network backup system is a security risk. He does not seem to have any particular knowledge about Retrospect. I would like to be able to re-assure him that any such risk is very low. This is my understanding of our church's internal network. All access to the internet is through a linux server with a software firewall. The internet access is dial-up only. The machines on the internal LAN all have private IP's in the 192.168.x.x range. I see almost no security risk in using Retrospect in such a situation. If someone can point me to facts to back up my opinion, I would appreciate it. I would also be interested in facts and opinions regarding the security of Retrospect clients in a less secure network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lv2ski Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 Tech Note NO. 310 Retrospect Security Retrospect and its client software provide measures to maintain data security during and after the backup process. There are four areas of security within Retrospect and its client software: * the Retrospect application password * backup set password protection and encryption * client security codes * network (link) encryption This complete document can be found at the following URL's: Macintosh: http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=tn310m Windows: http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=tn310w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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