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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Brian Gerard Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);
James Arthur Fisher, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard George Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Gerard Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);
James Arthur Fisher, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard George Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In an automated data storage library, selective encryption for data stored or to be stored on removable media is provided. One or more encryption policies are established, each policy including a level of encryption one or more encryption keys and the identity of one or more data cartridges. The encryption policies are stored in a policy table and the encryption keys are stored in a secure key server. A host requests access to a specified data cartridge and the cartridge is transported from a storage shelf in the library to a storage drive. Based on the identity of the specified cartridge the corresponding encryption policy is selected from the table and the appropriate encryption key is obtained from the key server. The storage drive encrypts data in accordance with the key and stores the data on the media within the specified data cartridge.