SafeStore Security Options

> SafeStore Security Options

> Using Instant Secure Erase on a Physical Drive
> Securing Data on a Virtual Drive
> Creating a Security Key
> Creating a Physical Drive Security Key
> Enabling Security By Using External Key Management Server
> Changing the Security Key
> Securing the Virtual Drive
> Verifying the Security Key

> Use the commands in this section to manage the SafeStore Security feature. This feature offers the ability to encrypt data on disks and use disk-based key management to provide data security. With this feature, data is encrypted by the drives. You can designate which data to encrypt at the individual virtual drive level.

> This solution provides data protection in the event of theft or loss of physical drives. With self-encrypting disks, if you remove a drive from its storage system or the server in which it is housed, the data on that drive is encrypted and useless to anyone who attempts to access without the appropriate security authorization.

> Any encryption solution requires management of the encryption keys. This feature provides a way to manage these keys. You can change the encryption key for all of the controllers that are connected to SED drives. All SED drives, whether locked or unlocked, always have an encryption key. This key is set by the drive and is always active. When the drive is unlocked, the data to host from the drive (on reads) and from the host to the drive cache (on writes) is always provided. However, when resting on the drive platters, the data is always encrypted by the drive.

> In the following options, [E0:S0, E1:S1] specifies the enclosure ID and slot ID for the drive.

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