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Chapter 7
Encryption Key
Management
Encryption Key Management (EKM) is a licensable feature. You must
have an EKM license installed on your library in order to use the
encryption key management features described in this chapter. For more
information on licensing, see
Adding or Upgrading Licensable Features
on page 69.
The Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 libraries support Scalar Key Manager
(SKM), an encryption solution using HP LTO-4 and HP LTO-5 Fibre
Channel and SAS tape drives and LTO-4 and LTO-5 tape cartridges only.
The encryption key management solutions generate, protect, store, and
manage encryption keys. These keys are used by their respective tape
drives to encrypt information being written to, and decrypt information
being read from, tape media. SKM is installed on a server or servers. The
library is configured to communicate with these server(s). The
encryption keys pass through the library, so that encryption is
“transparent” to the applications.
If you purchase SKM, you will receive the software application, two
servers (optional beginning with SKM 1.1), and installation and
configuration instructions. This chapter describes how to configure SKM
on the library. This chapter also describes all of the EKM functions
available on the library.
Refer to your
Scalar Key Manager User’s Guide
for information on how
to manage SKM outside of the library.
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