I have a linux server with a local Firebird 2.5.8 server and utilities
and the Firebird 3.0.1 client library. I need to connect to a remote
Firebird 3 server as well as the local 2.5 server.
isql can't connect to the 3 server. I always get
$ isql-fb fb3server:db -user 123 -password 456
If a db is encrypted with Firebird 3 encryption, is a backup made with
gbak also encrypted?
https://www.firebirdsql.org/file/community/conference-2016/encrypting-firebird-databases.pdf
implies you need to encrypt your backup afterwards so that means no.
Will a restored db from that backup be