Using Authentication Cards; Enabling Or Disabling The System Card Requirement - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

3. Select the authentication card in the Registered Authentication Cards table.
4. Click Deregister.
5. A confirmation dialog box displays. Click Yes to confirm deregistration.
6. Click OK.

Using authentication cards

When a quorum of authentication cards is registered for use, an Authenticate dialog box is
displayed to grant access to the following:
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To authenticate using a quorum of authentication cards, complete the following steps:
1. When the Authenticate dialog box is displayed, gather the number of cards needed, per
2. Insert a card, then wait for the ID to appear in the Card ID field.
3. Enter the assigned password.
4. Click Authenticate.
5. Wait for the confirmation dialog box, then click OK.
6. Repeat
7.

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. You can use the following procedure to enable or disable the system card
requirement.
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The registered authentication card is removed from the table.
The card is deregistered from the group.
The Encryption Group Properties dialog box Link Keys tab (for NetApp LKM only).
The Encryption Group Properties dialog box Security tab, which provides access to the
following:
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Master Key Actions, which includes Backup Master Key, Restore Master Key, and
Create Master Key.
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System Cards radio buttons used to specify whether a system card is Required or
Not Required.
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Authentication Card Quorum Size selector.
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Register from Card Reader, Register From Archive, and Deregister buttons.
The Master Key Backup dialog box.
The Master Key Restore dialog box.
The Decommission LUNs dialog box.
instructions in the dialog box. The currently registered cards and the assigned owners are
listed in the table near the bottom of the dialog box.
step 2 through step 5
Click OK.
for each card until at least the quorum plus one is reached.
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