Spectra T50e - Configure the Password

Chapter 10—Encryption and Key Management Accessing the Encryption Feature
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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2. SelectorcleartheEnable Secure Initializationcheckboxtoconfigurethe
desiredinitializationmode.
Configure the Password
1. Ifyouwanttochangethecurrentencryptionuserpassword(s),enter
thenewpassword(s)inthe New Encryption Users Passwordfield(s)
usinganycombinationofthenumbers0‐9,loweranduppercase
alphabeticcharacters(a‐zand A‐Z),andtheatsymbol(@),dash(–),
underscore(_),andperiod(.)characters.
Notes:  Theencryptionuserpasswordisseparatefromboththe
BlueScaleloginpasswordandtheencryptionkeypassword
youdefinewhenyouexportaBlueScaleencryptionkey(see
ExportanEncryptionKeyonpage309).
 Securityisgreatlyenhancedwhentheuserwhoknowsthe
encryptionpasswordisdifferentfromtheuserwhoperforms
day‐to‐dayoperationssuchasimportingorexporting
cartridges.
 IfBlueScaleProfessionaleditionMulti‐Usermodewas
selected,youmustenterthreeuniqueencryptionpasswords.
2. Retypethepassword(s)intheConfirmfield,thenclickOK.The
EncryptionConfigurationscreendisplays.
Initialization Mode Description
Standard mode Thepartitionsconfiguredtouseencryptionareaccessibletothehostsassoonas
thelibrarycompletesitsinitialization.Datacanbebackeduptopartitionsthat
supportencryptionwithoutenteringanencryptionpassword.TouseStandard
Mode,makesurethattheEnable Secure Initializationcheckboxiscleared.
Standardmodeis
thedefaultsetting.
Secure
Initialization mode
Thepartitionsconfiguredto useBlueScaleEncryptionkeymanagementarenot
accessibletothehosts untiltheencryptionpasswordisenteredthroughthe
EncryptionUserLoginscreen.Untilthattime,anyba cku porrestoreoperations
usingpartitionsthatuseencryptioncannotrun.
Toinitializetheencryptionpartit ionsandmakethemavailableforuse,eachtime
thelibraryisinitialized,auserwithsuperuserprivilegesmustfirstlogintothe
libraryandthenlogintotheencryptionfeatureusingtheencryptionpa ssword.
ToenableSecureInitializationmode,makesurethattheEnable Secure
Initializationcheckboxisselected.
SecureInitializationmodebecomesactiveafterthelibraryispower ‐cycled.
Caution
The BlueScale encryption user password is separate from the password used to log
into the library. Make sure you keep a record of this password. If you lose this
password, you are not able to configure the encryption settings.
If you are using BlueScale key management, you are not able to import/export
encryption keys that were already assigned and used with encrypted data.