Backup Protection; Backup Type Substitution - ACRONIS RECOVERY - FOR MS SQL SERVER Manual

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

5.3.5 Backup Type Substitution

A full backup of the database is required before creating differential or transaction log
backups. If for some reason a full backup does not exist, you will need to create a full
backup independently of the backup strategy you have configured.
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