Description
This article shows that sometimes the file size is smaller for encrypted backup configuration than without encryption.
Scope
FortiGate.
Solution
1) Backup the configuration via GUI without encryption:
2) Backup the configuration via GUI with encryption:
3) File size for encrypted is smaller without encryption:
4) To verify that no configuration was lost, the configuration using the encrypted file has been restored.
5) System is rebooting:
6) Backup the configuration via GUI without encryption:
7) As seen below, the backup from step#6 has the same file size as the backup from step#1:
8) For more verification, the encrypted backup has the same file size as the previous encrypted:
