Endpoint Encryption

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  • 1.  File Share Encryption utilize resources on Server or the client?

    Posted Aug 26, 2016 03:01 PM

    Hi,

     

    We are planng to use Symantec File Share Encryption in our Environment. I wanted to inqurie if an encrypted file/share is on a server and multiple users access the file, what resources are taxed? Server? PC? Both?



  • 2.  RE: File Share Encryption utilize resources on Server or the client?

    Posted Aug 26, 2016 03:30 PM

    The decryption is done by the client software, which is on the PC.  The server would be responsible for writing any file changes, holding the temp file, etc.  More or less, the server is going to be taxed about the same as any other file server with multiple user access, with the encryption and decryption operations relying on the client (PC).



  • 3.  RE: File Share Encryption utilize resources on Server or the client?

    Posted Aug 30, 2016 12:06 PM

    Hi Mike,

     

    Thanks for your reply. It means that primarily client will bear the load as they have to do encryption and decryption. The server is only taxed when it has to write changes back to disk. Correct?