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What encryption solutions does Element OS offer

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Applies to

  • SolidFire
  • Element OS
  • Data Encryption

Answer

  • SolidFire utilizes Self Encrypting Drives. Cluster wide data at rest encryption can be turned on/off through Cluster > Settings > Encryption at Rest
  • When backing up a volume snapshot to an Amazon S3 object store, there is the option to select a data format(Native or Uncompressed)
Native: A compressed format readable only by SolidFire storage systems
Uncompressed: An uncompressed format compatible with other systems

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