Security Protocol Out Command
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Security Protocol Out Command
The Security Protocol Out (SPOUT) command specifies the Tape Data Encryption
security protocol to be used when encrypting and decrypting.
TABLE 3-166 Security Protocol Out Command (SPOUT)
Byte
Bit
76543210
0 Operation Code (B5h)
1 Security Protocol (20h)
2
thru
3
(MSB)
Security Protocol Specific (0010h)
(LSB)
4 INC_512
(0)
Reserved
5 Reserved
6
thru
9
(MSB)
Transfer Length
(LSB)
10 Reserved
11 Control Byte
Parameter Value
Security Protocol The Security Protocol field specifies which security protocol is being
requested.
20h = Tape Data Encryption
Security Protocol Specific The Security Protocol Specific specifies the type of page that is being
requested.
0010h = Set Data Encryption page
INC512 Allocation length increment
0 = Normal allocation length