Apple - Is AFP (specifically Time Machine) encrypted on the wire?

Short answer, no it's not. As with most of the file transfer protocols(SMB, FTP, NFS) it transfers data in plain text.

Tags:

Encryption

Time Machine

Related

Apple - Differentiating Apple products by their MAC addresses Apple - How to make Mac Terminal restore working directories when restarting Apple - Syncing non-Amazon purchased eBooks between Kindle, iPad, and iPhone Apple - How can I clean a MagSafe power port on my MacBook Air Apple - How do I execute a bash script that requires root privileges? Apple - As an iOS Developer, how can I avoid upgrading to Lion? Apple - Is it possible to show a screensaver on a secondary monitor while using the primary monitor? Apple - -bash: Applications/mvim: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Operation not permitted Apple - How do I get the Unicode code of a character from the Character Viewer? Apple - How can I expand the number of special characters I can type using my keyboard? Apple - How to export and read .txt files using iPhone? Apple - What are the shutter speed and ISO ranges for the iPhone 4S camera?

Recent Posts