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srahmat
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Staff
November 3, 2025

Technical Tip: How to encrypt the backup config file

  • November 3, 2025
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Description This article describes how to encrypt the backup config file.
Scope FortiMail.
Solution

Backup config can be done in Dashboard -> Status -> System Information. The backup config file will be able to be read by opening the file as a text file.

 

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To encrypt the backup config file, go under System -> Maintenance -> Configuration. Select 'Backup' and enable the 'Encryption' option. Enter the password and select 'OK'.

 

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The downloaded encrypted backup config file will show 'cfg.enc'. The encrypted backup config will not be able to be read when opened in a text file.

 

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