Hi Kelly, You can encrypt any application that uses the TSM API (v5.3 or later) using transparent encryption. This include Data Protection for SQL. Take a look at this IBM technote (1213548) for details on encrypting Data Protection for SQL backups:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21213548 Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 09/11/2006 03:24:16 PM: > Folks, > > A quick perusal of the archive suggests that API Clients/TDPs are unable > to offer encryption services. The entries from Del (thanks) were all > older. Has anything changed in this regard? Is encryption supported > now in the TDP for SQL? > > If not we're thinking of going the Export the DB and use the BA client > route. Thoughts on that approach while I'm bothering al of you!