Restoring A Master Key From A Smart Card Set - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Administrator's Manual

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Master keys

Restoring a master key from a smart card set

A card reader must be attached to the SAN Management application PC to complete this
procedure.
Use the following procedure to restore the master key from a set of smart cards.
1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu task bar.
2. Select a group from the Encryption Center Devices table, then select Group > Security from the
3. Select Restore Master Key as the Master Key Action.
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4. Choose the active or alternate master key for restoration, as appropriate.
5. Select A Recovery Set of Smart Cards as the Restore From location.
6. Insert the recovery card containing a share of the master key that was backed up earlier, and
7.
8. Click Restore.
9. Repeat
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The Encryption Center dialog box displays.
menu task bar, or right-click a group and select Security.
The Encryption Group Properties dialog box displays with the Security tab selected.
The Restore Master Key for Encryption Group dialog box displays.
Select a Master Key to Restore (from a recovery set of smart cards) dialog box
wait for the card serial number to appear.
Enter the password that was used to create the card. After five unsuccessful attempts to enter
the correct password, the card becomes locked and unusable.
The dialog box prompts you to insert the next card, if needed.
step 6 through step 8 until all cards in the set have been read.
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