Rsync Encryption

Question

I know that rsync can enable / disable the ssh encryption protocol during the file transfer. So, if the ssh encryption protocol has been disabled, does it mean that rsync does n

Answer 1

rsync performs no encryption on its own. If you don't use ssh, nor do you tunnel the rsync traffic through stunnel or some kind of VPN, then no encryption is performed. Yes, you can save some CPU cycles this way.