The AES encryption protocol used by vRanger is AES 256
The backup data stream is encrypted during backup for the vRanger HotAdd and SAN transports. The network-based backup transport (LAN) is by default not encrypted, but the backup job can be configured to use encryption. Now the service account used by vRanger to connect to VMware vSphere environment uses SSL encryption. The account used by the vRanger services (Windows-based account) uses Windows/AD encryption.
The AES is a symmetric block cypher used by the U.S. government to protect classified information and is implemented in software and hardware throughout the world to encrypt sensitive data. this method uses an encrytion algorithm would be unclassified.
AES comprises three block ciphers, AES-128, AES-192 and AES-256. Each cipher encrypts and decrypts data in blocks of 128 bits using cryptographic keys of 128-, 192- and 256-bits, respectively. Symmetric or secret-key ciphers use the same key for encrypting and decrypting, so both the sender and the receiver must know and use the same secret key. All key lengths are deemed sufficient to protect classified information up to the "Secret" level with "Top Secret" information requiring either 192- or 256-bit key lengths.
There are 10 rounds for 128-bit keys, 12 rounds for 192-bit keys, and 14 rounds for 256-bit keys -- a round consists of several processing steps that include substitution, transposition and mixing of the input plaintext and transform it into the output of ciphertext.
