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  1. Home
  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section I. Managing security
  4. Managing role-based access control
  5. Role permissions
  6. Global > Security
  7. Key Management Services (KMS)

Key Management Services (KMS)

With KMS permissions a user can view and manage NetBackup KMS, external KMS, or configure encryption for a storage server or a disk volume. These operations are only available from the NetBackup APIs.

Table: Key Management Service

Operation

Description

View

View the KMS configuration details.

Create

Add a KMS configuration in NetBackup.

Update

Update a KMS configuration in NetBackup.

Delete

Delete a KMS configuration in NetBackup.

Manage access

See Manage access.

Create key

Create a key on the key management server.

Validate KMS details

Validate that NetBackup can communicate with the key management server, based on the server details and credentials in the configuration.

View key details

View the key details.

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