Warning: Store the password in a secure place. Passwords are case sensitive. When
you access or restore a recovery point that is password encrypted, Norton Ghost
prompts you for the case-sensitive password. If you do not type the correct
password or you forget the password, you cannot open the recovery point.
Symantec Technical Support cannot open an encrypted recovery point.
Besides bit strength, the format of the password can improve the security of your
data.
For better security, passwords should use the following general rules:
■ Do not use consecutive repeating characters (for example, BBB or 88).
■ Do not use common words you would find in a dictionary.
■ Use at least one number.
■ Use both uppercase and lowercase alpha characters.
■ Use at least one special character such as ({}[],.<>;:’"?/|\`~!@#$%^&*()_-+=).
■ Change the password after a set period of time.
Verifying the integrity of a recovery point
If you selected the Verify recovery point after creation option on the Options page
of the Define Backup wizard, the following occurs:
■ Norton Ghost verifies that all of the files that make up the recovery point are
available for you to open
■ Internal data structures in the recovery point are matched with the data that
is available
Also, the recovery point can be uncompressed to create the expected amount of
data (if you selected a compression level at the time of creation).
Note: The time that is required to create a recovery point is doubled when you use
the Verify recovey point after creation option.
If you prefer, you can have recovery points automatically verified for integrity at
the time they are created.
See “Advanced options for drive-based backups” on page 70.
To verify the integrity of a recovery point
1
On the Tools page, click Run Recovery Point Browser.
2
Select a recovery point, and then click OK.
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