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How to determine if an encrypting drive is unprotected

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  • ONTAP 9
  • FAS/AFF Systems
  • Encrypting SAS or NVMe drives (SED, NSE, FIPS)

Description

  • This article describes how to determine if an encrypting drive is set to the default key.  
  • The manufacturer secure ID (MSID), which has key ID 0x0, is the standard default value for SAS drives. 
  • For NVMe drives, the standard default value is a null key, represented as a blank key ID.

 

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