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Chapter 10—Encryption and Key Management BlueScale Key Management
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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4. OntheExportTypescreen,selectthedesiredexportoption.
Note: TheoptionstoexportM‐of‐Nsharesareonlyavailablewith
BlueScaleEncryptionProfessionalEdition.SeeExportasM‐of‐N
Sharesonpage308fordetailedinformationaboutusingthese
options.
Figure 203 Choose the method for exporting the key.
Caution
As a matter of best practice, Spectra Logic recommends exporting encryption keys
to a USB device instead of using email.
Although emailing encryption keys is supported by the library, using email
presents security issues, including the following:
 Copies of encryption keys may be left on the email servers used for sending and
receiving email and are thus subject to compromise.
 The difficulty in verifying where all the copies of emailed encryption keys may
be located can make security audits more challenging.
Select.... To...
Export Single File
to USB
SavetheexportedencryptionkeytotheUSBdeviceconnectedtotheLCM.
Email Exported Key Sendtheencryptionkeyasanemailattachmenttoapreviouslyconfigured
mailrecipient(see
ConfigureMailUsersonpage104).UsetheMail single key
file to:drop‐downlisttoselectthedesiredrecipient.
Note: Donotusethedefaultautosupport@spectralogic.comemailrecipient.
SpectraLogicdoesnotsaveemailedfilesunlesstheyarespecificallyrequested
fortroubleshooting.
Export M-of-N
Shares to USB
Dividetheexportedkeyintomultipleshares,witheachsharesavedtoa
separateUSBdevice.Whenyouselectthisoption,haveonhandaseparateUSB
deviceforeachshare(N).
Export M-of-N
Shares
Dividetheexportedkeyintomultipleshares,witheachsharesentasanemail
attachmenttoaseparate,previouslyconfiguredmailrecipient(see
Configure
MailUsersonpage104).