Enabling Or Disabling The System Card Requirement; Registering Systems Card From A Card Reader - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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Smart card usage

Enabling or disabling the system card requirement

To use a system card to control activation of an encryption engine on a switch, you must enable the
system card requirement. If a system card is required, it must be read by the card reader on the
switch. You access the system card GUI from the Security tab.
Complete the following procedure to enable or disable the system card requirement.
1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu task bar to display the Encryption Center
2. Select a switch from the Encryption Center Devices table, then select Switch > System Cards
3. Do one of the following:
4. Click OK.

Registering systems card from a card reader

To register a system card from a card reader, a smart card must be physically available. System
cards can be registered during encryption group creation or member configuration when running
the configuration wizard, or they can be registered using the following procedure:
1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu task bar to display the Encryption Center
2. Select a switch from the Encryption Center Devices table that is not already in an encryption
3. Click Register from Card Reader.
4. Insert a smart card into the card reader.
5. Wait for the card serial number to appear, then enter card assignment information as directed
6. Wait for the confirmation dialog box indicating initialization is done, then click OK.
NOTE
Store the card in a secure location, not in proximity to the switch or blade.
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dialog box (Refer to Figure 1
from the menu task bar.
The System Cards dialog box displays (Refer to
•
Set System Cards to Required to require the use of a system card for controlling activation
of the encryption engine.
•
Set System Cards to Not Required to permit activation of the encryption engine without the
need to read a system card first.
dialog box (Refer to Figure 1
group, then select Switch > System Cards from the menu task bar.
The System Cards dialog box displays (Refer to
Cards table lists all currently registered system card serial numbers and to whom they are
assigned. Also included are any notes related to the cards.
and click OK.
The card is added to the Registered System Cards table.
on page 14).
Figure 6
on page 14).
Figure 6
Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide (SKM/ESKM)
on page 21).
on page 21). The Registered System
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