Discovering how credentials are the past and certificates are the future
When adding servers to the Veeam Backup & Replication v11a environment using Linux, you will need to provide credentials to be used. This method was and still is used with most products, including Veeam. However, Veeam will discard those credentials once the server connects and use the PKI environment certificates for all communications.
When adding a Linux server, you will also use the single-use credentials used when adding to the Veeam console and then discarded for certificates.
So, you might be asking yourself – how does this help me or add security to my environment? Credentials get stored in the Veeam database and configuration backups. So, if your Veeam server is compromised and the hacker gets hold of your configuration backups, they can retrieve your passwords only if they know the encryption password! This is an excellent reminder to set the encryption password for your configuration...