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Why does Areca not use zip encryption for encrypted compressed archives ?

April 26, 2017Archives areca COMPRESSED encrypted encryption Zip

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Why does Areca not use zip encryption for encrypted compressed archives ?

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Areca supports encryption, but it is implemented at the file system access level (ie it is not implemented as zip encryption). This allows to benefit from the same encryption layer, whether the target is compressed or not. In other words, if you choose target encryption and compression, Areca will encrypt the archives exactly the same way as if you choose target encryption without compression.