Assure MIMIX for AIX uses Log File Containers (LFCs) to transfer data from the production server to the recovery servers. OpenSSL is used to encrypt the data that is protected by Assure MIMIX DR for AIX.
LFCs are created unencrypted on the production server and placed into the LFC pool. Before the LFCs are transferred to the recovery server, they are first encrypted and then transferred to the recovery server. Once transferred to the recovery server, the Assured Backup Agent (ABA) unencrypts the LFCs and stores them in the received LFC pool before applying the LFC.
You can enable or disable encryption in the Configuration Wizard with the Use encryption during replication option, which is on the New Replication Group Container Options panel. See page 124 and page 125 for details on the New Replication Group Container Options panel. You can also use this option on the Change Replication Group Container Options panel. See page 147.