# Encrypting Supportconfig for Added Security

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/encrypting-supportconfig-for-added-security/29704>\
**Category:** SUSE News\
**Created:** [April 24, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/encrypting-supportconfig-for-added-security/29704 "2017-04-24T17:00:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/encrypting-supportconfig-for-added-security/29704/1 "2017-04-24T17:00:08Z")

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Encrypting Supportconfig for Added Security

There are cases where the data on your server is extremely sensitive. In these cases sending information, like the supportconfig, to us using standard methods like email and FTP aren’t secure enough. So what can be done? We can use GPG keys to encrypt the data before it is sent.\*I’ll give the steps of the …  
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