Encryption Keys window

Use the Encryption Keys window to create data encryption keys. Clicking Encryption Keys in the Administration tree opens this window.

Summary

Use the Summary to view details about the number of data encryption keys and to open the View Backup Keys on Server window.

Item

Description

Number of Encryption Keys

Shows the number of data encryption keys:

  • Data Encryption Key: Number of data encryption keys
  • Certificate Encryption Key: Number of certificate encryption keys
  • PIN: Number of certification keys for FMD-HDE
  • Free: Number of Free keys

Edit Encryption Environmental Settings

Shows the Edit Encryption Environmental Settings window

View Backup Keys on Server

Shows the View Backup Keys on Server window

Encryption Keys tab

Use the Encryption Keys tab to view a list of the data encryption key details and to select an unused data encryption key to create.

The Encryption Keys tab displays only the created encryption keys and in descending order of the Last Update Date. It also displays Perform the Edit Environmental Settings in the center of the window when the initialized settings are not performed, and displays Perform the Retry Key Encryption Key Acquisition in the center of the window when the Key Encryption Key Acquisition operation has failed.

Item

Description

Key ID

IDs of data encryption keys

A hyphen (-) is displayed when the encryption key is CEK or KEK.

Created

The date and time the data encryption key was created or was last updated

Attribute

Displays the attribute (CEK, DEK, PIN, KEK, or Free) of the encryption key. When KEK for the key management server is displayed, the format of “KEK (UUID)” is displayed with UUID.

Assigned to

The resource to which the encryption key is assigned is displayed. When the attribute is KEK, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

Generated on

The path in which the encryption key is created

Number of Backups

The number of times that a backup of a data encryption key is created

When the attribute is KEK, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

Create Keys

Click to open the Create Keys window

Backup Keys

Select To File to open the Backup Keys to File window.

Select To Server to open the Backup Keys to Server window.

Restore Keys

Select From File to open the Restore Keys from File window.

Select From Server to open the Restore Keys from Server window.

More Actions

Select Rekey Certificate Encryption Keys to display the Rekey Certificate Encryption Keys window.

Select Rekey Key Encryption Keys to display the Rekey Key Encryption Keys window.

Select Rekey PINs to display the Rekey PINs window.

Select Delete Keys from the list to delete a selected data encryption key.

Select Retry Key Encryption Key Acquisition to display the Retry Key Encryption Key Acquisition window.

Select Export from the list to open the window for outputting table information.

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