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can't create USB encryption key RN528X
I have a ReadyNAS 528X running firmware 6.10.10 (latest). When I try to set up a new encrypted volume, the dropdown menu to select a "USB to store key" doesn't show any available drives. I've tried this from Win 10/11 running Edge and Internet Explorer, and also from a Mac running Safari and Brave browsers to no avail. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Why do you want to create an encrypted volume? Given the key has to be available whenever you re-boot the device, you're going to need a safe place to put it where it also won't be stolen if the NAS is (which is about the only reason one would want it encrypted) but is easily available. Given it makes the volume non-expandable and makes data recovery pretty much impossible if something happens to the volume, it has a big downside.
Sandshark wrote:
Why do you want to create an encrypted volume? Given the key has to be available whenever you re-boot the device, you're going to need a safe place to put it where it also won't be stolen if the NAS is (which is about the only reason one would want it encrypted) but is easily available. Given it makes the volume non-expandable and makes data recovery pretty much impossible if something happens to the volume, it has a big downside.
I agree, this isn't a feature I'd use myself.
Once the volume is encrypted, I was able to switch it from Flex-RAID to X-RAID and additional drives are automatically added and expanded as part of the volume. Thanks for all your input.
itisjohn wrote:
Once the volume is encrypted, I was able to switch it from Flex-RAID to X-RAID and additional drives are automatically added and expanded as part of the volume. Thanks for all your input.
Even though you are in X-RAID, once encrypted you
- won't be able to vertically expand the volume.
- won't be able to expand horizontally using bigger disks
You will be able to expand horizontally using the same size disks.
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