encryption

Zabbix needs to be secure as Zabbix configuration contains credentials, which are used to access all other systems, and the data collected from those systems may contain very sensitive information. In addition, Zabbix can execute remote commands on your production servers.

Zabbix 5.0 released with a list of crucial improvements in security. Arturs Lontons, Zabbix Technical Engineer and Trainer, unveiled what has been added or improved. Contents I. Improvements in Zabbix 5.0 (1:16:11) 01. TLS support for frontend communication with database (1:16:53) 02. TLS support for server/proxy communication with database (1:19:20) 03. Configurable ciphers (1:21:16) 04. Masker […]

Encryption support is one of the long-awaited features in Zabbix. There were various proposals to provide it: from pre-shared secret key (PSK) authentication to full TLS and Kerberos support. A year ago it was decided to go ahead and provide encryption support based on TLS.