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Enable Password Management

When submitting a backup job, you have the option to set a session encryption password.

To enable password management

1. From the Backup Manager, select the Options button on the toolbar.

   The Global Options dialog opens.

2. On the Encryption/Compression tab, enter a session encryption/compression password.
3. Select the option Save Current Session Encryption Password into Database.
4. (Optional) Enter the number of days that must elapse before you need to change the password.
5. Select the Submit button on the toolbar to submit the backup job and save the session encryption password to the Arcserve Backup database.

More information:

How Arcserve Backup Encrypts Data at the Agent Server

How Arcserve Backup Encrypts Data During Backups

How Arcserve Backup Encrypts Data During Data Migration