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Encryption

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Encryption (also known as cryptology) is the process of converting information into unintelligible code. 

Encryption can be used to protect the privacy and integrity of your organization's data.  Encryption can also help your organization to comply with PCI requirements, State privacy laws and Federal regulations such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley

Transfer Anywhere implements several popular encryption standards for securing your organization's files, fields and backups.
 
 Encryption Method

Key Type

What it Encrypts

 ZIP - standard protection

Symmetric

Files, Backups*

 ZIP with AES encryption

Symmetric

Files, Backups*

 Native AES encryption

Symmetric

Files, Fields, Backups*

 Open PGP

Asymmetric

Files, Backups*

 SFTP (FTP over SSH)

Asymmetric

Connection

 FTPS (FTP over SSL)

Asymmetric

Connection

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* AES, ZIP and Open PGP technologies can be used to encrypt IBM System i and iSeries libraries, objects and IFS files for backup.

Symmetric and Asymmetric Key Types
ZIP and AES technologies implement a Symmetric key type, which means that the same password can be used to encypt and decrypt the file. Open PGP, SFTP and FTPS all implement an Asymmetric key type, in which one key will be used to encrypt the data and a different key will be used to decrypt the data.
 
Stories of lost or stolen data
 
Data Breaches Costs Rise - SearchSMB - Nov 16th, 2006
 
 
 
Thief nabs backup data on 365,000 patients - ComputerWorld - Jan 26th, 2006
 
Consumer data stolen - ConsumerAffairs - Nov 14th, 2005