Spectra T50e - Exporting and Protecting Encryption Keys

Chapter 10—Encryption and Key Management BlueScale Key Management
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
304
 Recommended.Makeahabitofusingasinglecase(allupperorall
lower)formonikers.Aftertheencryptionkeyiscreatedand
exported,thelibraryignoresthecaseusedinthemoniker.
Forexample,thelibraryinterpretsSpectra1,spectra1,and
SPECTRA1asthesamemonikerwhenimportingakey.However,
thekeygeneratedbyeachvariationisunique.
4. ClickOK.TheEncryptionConfigurationscreendisplayswitha
confirmationshowingthemonikerforthenewlycreatedencryption
keyandamessageremindingyoutocreateacopyofthekeyfor
safekeeping.
 Ifthekeyisnotyetassignedtoapartition,Nonedisplaysinthe
Primary Key Forfield.
 TheBlueScaleEncryptionStandardEditiononlysupportsusingone
encryptionkey.TheImport KeyandAdd Keybuttonsnolonger
displayafteryoucreateakey. Ifyoudeletetheexistingkey,they
displayagain.BlueScaleEncryptionProfessionalEditionisrequired
ifyouwanttostoremultipleencryptionkeysinthelibrary.
5. Exportthenewlycreatedencryptionkeyandsaveittoasecurelocation
(seeExportanEncryptionKeyonpage309).
6. IfyouhaveProfessionalEdition,repeatthestepsinthissectionto
createadditionalencryptionkeys,ifdesired.
7. Ifdesired,proceedtoAssigntheEncryptionKeytoaPartition.
Important
If you create two monikers that are identical except for case, you may not be able to
retrieve your data after importing a key that was created using a different variation
of the moniker.
Figure 198 The new encryption key is listed on the
Encryption Configuration screen.
Caution
If you lose the encryption key, data encrypted using the key cannot be recovered.
For this reason, promptly copying the key and storing it safely (that is, away from
the data encrypted using the key) is extremely important to data decryption and
recovery. See
Exporting and Protecting Encryption Keys on page 307 for additional
information.