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How to rotate encryption keys for NetApp Storage Encryption (NSE)

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Applies to

  • External Key Manager 
  • Onboard Key Manager (OKM)
  • NetApp Storage Encryption (NSE)
  • ONTAP 9 and later

Description

  • At times, it may be desirable to rotate encryption keys when using NSE.
  • This article describes the procedure to rotate encryption keys for NSE for ONTAP 9.0 and later.
  • The process of rotating keys in an NSE environment depends on whether you are using an External Key Manager (using KMIP) or the OKM.
  • External Key Managers require generating a new authentication key (AK) before the encryption key can be changed.
  • OKM does not support creating a new AK. AKs are required to generate new encryption keys.

 

 

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