The security tab – THALES DATACRYPTOR User Manual

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Datacryptor Ethernet User Manual

Element Manager Reference

1270A450-005 - June 2008

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The Security Tab

The properties on the Security tab control crucial aspects of the security of the Datacryptor
unit.

They are as follows:

KEK: the longest time that the unit will use a KEK for, in days, hours, minutes.

DEK: the longest time that the unit will use a DEK for, in days, hours, minutes – or the
time at which to perform a daily key exchange (see next control).

Time of Day Key Exchange: check this box to force a regular key exchange at the
same time every day (as specified by the DEK field).

Change KEK with DEK: check this box to change the KEK when the DEK changes. When
this is checked the KEKs are not stored and will not be visible in the Key Management
dialog.

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