Chapter 7: Encryption Key Management
Scalar Key Manager Functions Available on the Library
Quantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User’s Guide 197
For more information about the key servers and library managed
encryption best practices, please refer to the
Scalar Key Manager User’s
Guide
.
Exporting Encryption
Certificates
To receive encryption keys from another SKM server, you must first send
your native encryption certificate to that server. The public key
contained in the certificate will be used to wrap (encrypt) the encryption
keys to protect them during transport to you.
This function is available to administrators and only app
lies to SKM
servers. Both SKM servers must be connected and operational in order
to import encryption keys.
To export an encryption certificate:
1 Before starting
this process, read and follow the sequence of steps
outlined in
Sharing Encrypted Tape Cartridges on page 195.
2 Fr
om the Tools menu, select EKM Management > Encryption
Certificate > Export. See Figure
38.
Figure 38 Exporting
Encryption Certificates
3 Click Apply to export your SKM server’s native encryption
certificate.
4 Click Close to close
the Progress Window.
5 In the
File Download dialog box that appears, click Save.
6 In the Save As dialog box that ope
ns, choose a location in which to
save the file, then click Save.
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