Title: backup encryption
Last modified: January 21, 2020

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# backup encryption

 *  Resolved [yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/)
 * (@yass45)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-encryption/)
 * Hello,
 * Can you tell me if backups are encrypted ?
 * Thank you

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 *  [Support Backup Guard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backup-guard/)
 * (@backup-guard)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-encryption/#post-12351765)
 * Dear [@yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/),
 * We save our backups in `.sgbp` format, and they can easily be extracted via our
   extractor: [https://backup-guard.com/downloads](https://backup-guard.com/downloads)
 *  Thread Starter [yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/)
 * (@yass45)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-encryption/#post-12358501)
 * Can you be more precise please ?
 * Saving the backup in .sgpd makes the backup protected ?
 *  [Support Backup Guard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backup-guard/)
 * (@backup-guard)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-encryption/#post-12360531)
 * Dear [@yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/),
 * We are archiving it in our own `.sgbp` format, as the volume of files in `.zip`
   format is larger.
    Besides, it’s more secure in our `.sgbp` format.
 * Let us know if you need more details.
 *  Thread Starter [yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/)
 * (@yass45)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-encryption/#post-12361316)
 * Yes I want more details please
 * (If I take backup with your plugin, this backup will be encrytped or not ?)
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by [yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/).
 *  [Support Backup Guard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backup-guard/)
 * (@backup-guard)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-encryption/#post-12363840)
 * Dear [@yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/),
 * .sgbp is an archive file which algorithm has been written by Backup Guard team.
   
   It can easily be extracted via our extractor, which you can download here: [https://backup-guard.com/downloads](https://backup-guard.com/downloads)
 *  Thread Starter [yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/)
 * (@yass45)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-encryption/#post-12365413)
 * Ok so if I take backup with your plugin, the backup will be archive in your .
   sgbp format. This archive offer an access protection to the backup content. If
   I want to extract the content of the backup, I have to use your extractor.
    It’s
   correct ?
 *  [Support Backup Guard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backup-guard/)
 * (@backup-guard)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-encryption/#post-12367925)
 * Dear [@yass45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yass45/),
 * That’s right! 🙂

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