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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Daniel Charles Estelle, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott W. Griffith, Tucson, AZ (US);
Noah J. Sellars, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel Charles Estelle, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott W. Griffith, Tucson, AZ (US);
Noah J. Sellars, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for checking the health of encryption key managers (EKM). An identification module identifies an EKM of a plurality of EKMs. A communication module establishes communication with the EKM. A request module requests an encryption key from the EKM. A verification module verifies that there is a valid encryption key path to the EKM. In one embodiment, the verification module validates that the EKM can exchange encryption keys with a tape drive. The verification module may also validate that the EKM can certify the authenticity of a tape drive.