Create Backup Mode Authorization File for Offline Client Connection in AnySecura

This guide explains how to use the AnySecura Backup Mode Authorization File, a feature of the Backup Encryption Server, to maintain protection when a client loses its connection to the server. You'll learn how this file acts as a secure offline pass, allowing the client to enter backup mode and continue enforcing its encryption policies.

We'll walk through generating this authorization file directly from the AnySecura Backup Server, including how to set an optional password and validity period for added security. By the end, you'll be able to confidently prepare this file to ensure uninterrupted data security for offline clients.

If a client cannot connect to the backup server due to network issues or other reasons after the backup server has entered backup mode, a Backup Mode Authorization File can be generated on the backup server and imported into the client to force it into backup mode.

The authorization file can only be generated while the backup server is in backup mode.

Steps:

• 1. Right-click the backup server tray icon, go to Tools → Advanced → Create Backup Mode Authorization File, to open the Generate Offline Backup Mode Authorization File dialog.
• 2. Set a file password. When importing the emergency authorization file, the client must enter this password to succeed. This step is optional, but setting a password is recommended to prevent unauthorized clients from importing the emergency authorization file and executing online encryption policies.
• 3. Set the validity period. The imported emergency authorization file will only be effective within this period. Once expired, a new backup mode authorization file must be generated and re-imported.