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Does NVE support the use of external KMIP servers to store and secure encryption keys?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE)
  • NetApp Aggregate Encryption (NAE)

Answer

  • Yes, one or more KMIP servers can be used to store and secure keys that the cluster uses to access encrypted data.
  • Beginning with ONTAP 9.6, KMIP servers can be used to store and secure the keys a given SVM uses to access encrypted data.

 

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