New for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 7.1.1 API

The IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager API for Version 7.1.1 contains many new features and changes.

AES 256-bit encryption added as an available encryption type in the backup-archive client and the API
AES 256-bit encryption has been added as an available encryption type in the backup-archive client and the API. The encryptiontype option is used in the backup-archive client to specify the algorithm for data encryption. This is used to encrypt data that is sent to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. AES 256 encryption will be used as a more secure algorithm for data encryption, which can be used to encrypt data that you back up, archive, restore, or retrieve. For additional information, see API encryption.
Added option to disable security protocols that are lower than TLS 1.2
In order to comply with new US federal requirements for new cryptographic standards, the ability to restrict SSL protocols to TLS 1.2 or above is available. If you want to disable security protocols that are lower than TLS 1.2, add the ssldisablelegacytls yes option to the client options file or select Require TLS 1.2 or above on the Communications tab in the backup-archive client preferences editor. Selecting this check box can prevent spoofing attacks by malicious programs that accept lower-level protocol connections even if the Tivoli Storage Manager server does not.