ENCRYPTION
Encryption protects data written to tape from unauthorized access and use. The data
is changed into a form that cannot be read until it is deciphered with the key used to
encrypt the data.
LTO-5 and later generation tape drives include hardware that is capable of encrypting
data while writing, and decrypting data when reading. Hardware-based data
encryption can be used with or without compression while maintaining the full speed
and capacity of the tape drive and media. LTO tape drives use the AES-256
encrypting algorithm to protect your data.
To use KMIP key management, you need the associated license key and a server with
KMIP software.
The tape drives can read encrypted data from and write encrypted data to some
earlier generation media. See Read and Write Compatibility on page46.
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