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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section III. Encryption of data at rest
  4. NetBackup key management service
  5. Configuring KMS
  6. About key groups and key records
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

About key groups and key records

A key group is a logical collection of key records where no more than one record is in the active state.

A key group definition consists of the following:

  • Name

    Given to a key group. Should be unique within the keystore. Renaming of the key group is supported if the new name is unique within the keystore.

  • Tag

    Unique key group identifier (not mutable).

  • Cipher

    Supported cipher. All keys belonging to this key group are created with this cipher in mind (not mutable).

  • Description

    Any description (mutable).

  • Creation Time

    Time of creation of this key group (not mutable).

  • Last Modification Time

    Time of last modification to any of the mutable attributes (not mutable).

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