Master Keys; Active Master Key; Alternate Master Key; Saving The Master Key To A File - Brocade Communications Systems 1606 Administrator's Manual

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Master keys

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Reasons master keys can be disabled
Master key actions are disabled if unavailable. There are several ways a master key can be
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Saving the master key to a file

Use the following procedure to save the master key to a file.
1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu bar.
2. Select an encryption group from the tree, and click Properties.
3. Select the Security tab.
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Backup master key, which is enabled any time a master key exists.
Restore master key, which is enabled when no master key exists or the previous master key
has been backed up.
Create new master key, which is enabled when no master key exists or the previous master key
has been backed up.
The user does not have Storage Encryption Security permissions. See
privileges" on page 15 for more information.
The group leader is not discovered or managed by the Management application.
The Encryption Center dialog box displays.
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Master keys belong to the group and are managed from the group properties.
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