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How to assign authentication key to FIPS drive or SED

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Onboard Key Manager (OKM)
  • External Key Manager (EKM)
  • Self-Encrypting Drive (SED)
  • Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 

Description

  • This article describes how to assign an authentication key to a FIPS drive or SED.
  • A self-encrypting drive is protected from unauthorized access only if its authentication key ID is set to a non-default value.
  • 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. 
  • When you assign the key ID to a self-encrypting drive, the system changes its authentication key ID to a non-default value.

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