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2.14.8. Communication between Acronis Backup & Recovery 10

components

This section describes how Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components communicate with each other

using secure authentication and encryption.

This section also provides information on configuring communication settings, selecting a network

port for communication, and managing security certificates.

2.14.8.1. Secure communication

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 provides the capability to secure the data transferred between its

components within a local area network and through a perimeter network (also known as

demilitarized zone, DMZ).

There are two mechanisms which ensure secure communication between Acronis Backup & Recovery

10 components:

• Secure authentication provides secure transfer of certificates needed to establish a connection,

by using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

• Encrypted communication provides secure transfer of information between any two

components—for example, between Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent and Acronis Backup &

Recovery 10 Storage Node—by encrypting the data being transferred.

For instructions on how to set up secure authentication and data encryption settings, see Configuring

communication options (p. 90).

For instructions on how to manage SSL certificates used for secure authentication, see SSL certificates

(p. 93).

Note: The components of earlier Acronis products, including those of the Acronis True Image Echo family, cannot

connect to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components, regardless of the secure authentication and data

encryption settings.

2.14.8.2. Client and server applications

There are two stakeholders of the secure communication process:

• Client application, or client, is an application that tries to establish connection.

• Server application, or server, is an application to which the client tries to connect.

For example, if Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is connecting to Acronis Backup

& Recovery 10 Agent on a remote machine, the former is the client and the latter is the server.

An Acronis component can act as a client application, a server application, or both, as shown in the

following table.

Component name Can be client Can be server

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console Yes No

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent Yes Yes

1 2 ... 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 ... 409 410

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