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they decided not to do this. thanks for your comments!
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We use shadowprotect and encrypt the backup files. But on the server, an SBS 2011 server, is the only option to use bitlocker, which is only available on the more expensive versions of licensed SBS? &nbsp;In the NTFS security tab, there's the 2 buttons to either compress or encrypt the file. &nbsp;Will that work on the server for users on the network?<br />
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OK, something like trucrypt or another 3rd party app is also a solution. &nbsp;But thinking of native Microsoft olutions.<br />
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And the point of encryption is for when the server is powered off and booted into another OS, correct? At that point the files are not recoverable. &nbsp;But while the server is booted up normally, if you have proper rights to the files, they are accessible. And if you don't have rights to the file, you wouldn't be able to access it if encrypted or not?
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We use shadowprotect and encrypt the backup files. But on the server, an SBS 2011 server, is the only option to use bitlocker, which is only available on the more expensive versions of licensed SBS?  In the NTFS security tab, there's the 2 buttons to either compress or encrypt the file.  Will that work on the server for users on the network?

OK, something like trucrypt or another 3rd party app is also a solution.  But thinking of native Microsoft olutions.

And the point of encryption is for when the server is powered off and booted into another OS, correct? At that point the files are not recoverable.  But while the server is booted up normally, if you have proper rights to the files, they are accessible. And if you don't have rights to the file, you wouldn't be able to access it if encrypted or not?

Encryption on sbs 2011

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

Network security consists of the policies adopted to prevent and monitor authorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources. Network security involves the authorization of access to data in a network, and covers a variety of computer networks; conducting transactions and communications among businesses, government agencies and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access.