Encryption matrix
Prerequisites
- Portworx Backup 2.3.0 and above
- Portworx 2.11.2 and above
- Stork 23.9.1 and above
Following table explains the encryption support for the backup types provided by Portworx Backup and their behavior:
| Backup Type | Data Files | Encryption Support | Encryption Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backups to Portworx volumes | Data | ||
| Yes | User-provided | ||
| Resource files | |||
| Yes | User-provided | ||
| Generic Backups | Data | ||
| Yes | Volume snapshots are encrypted with default encryption key and not with the user-provided encryption key | ||
| Resource files | |||
| Yes | User-provided | ||
| Backups to Cloud providers | Data | ||
| No | - | ||
| Resource files | |||
| Yes | User-provided |
note
Portworx Backup encrypts your backups (data and resource files) in-transit regardless of the backup location type (NFS or object store).