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Encryption in 2012 ATIH not working

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I have used the backup option of securing the image to be made with a password and encrypting it with the first option of AES128.
After entering the password I am able to mount the image without any problem, which is a problem since it should be encrypted.

I have not selected Sector by Sector option when making the image. Is this neccessary when encrypting?
What level of encryption is one able to do in ATIH 2012?

I would like to encrypt the backup image so that it cannot be mounted and altered before reloading on anther PC, is this possible?

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The password should unlock the image and be required to unlock the image. And you say you are entering the password.
Do you mean that it does not prompt for a password when you try to mount the image?

Emile,

Once you have entered the password, the data is decrypted and the disk is mounted. There is no further protection. Without entering the password you can't mount the image. So no one could mount it on another computer. I am not sure I understand your issue or objection.

Thanx. I do get prompted for a password and are able to enter the password. Then it means the image is only password protected! What is the use of encrypting the image then. I was hoping the encryption will add another layer of protection since the password can be cracked with a tool from the internet.

My issue is that I create images to be redeployed and then hand it to a third party vendor to do the actual redeployment. Thus I have to give the vendor the password to be able to redeploy the image, right?

I need to secure the image from possible tampering by the vendor before it gets reloaded.

Appreciate the feedback.

I don't know what you are expecting to happen -- that you enter the password and the file is still not readable? No, when you enter the password for encrypted file, ati then decrytps on the fly. That's how it's supposed to work.

AES that is used is a symmetric key algorithm - you encrypt and decrypt with the same password, it's not a digital signing with open/closed keys.

Thnx dev-anon. That is problably the route I need to follow. Put some sort of digital signing on the image to be able to verify if it was altered or not. I assume this is not possible with Acronis? is there other software that can assist with this or does it need to be build/developed manually.