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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section III. Encryption of data at rest
  4. Cloud key management service configuration in NetBackup
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Cloud key management service configuration in NetBackup

This section includes the following topics:
  • About cloud KMS

  • Workflow to configure cloud KMS in NetBackup

  • Creating credentials in the cloud with permissions to access the created key

  • Add a credential for cloud KMS

  • Configuring proxy server credentials to use with cloud KMS

  • Configure cloud KMS

  • Configuring a key in NetBackup to use the cloud KMS

  • Examples of cloud KMS configuration using nbkmscmd command

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