Key properties, 27 keys section components – HP Secure Key Manager User Manual

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Table 27 Keys section components

Component

Description

Query

Select the query to apply to the page

Run Query

Select this button to run a query. This Management Console displays a subset of the

available keys and their corresponding columns.

Key Name

This is the name that the server uses to refer to the key.

Owner

The owner is typically the user who created the key. If an owner is listed for the

key, then that user is the only user who can access the key (unless additional

group permissions have been granted for the key). If the key was created in an

unauthenticated XML session, or if no owner was specified when the key was created

on the Management Console, then the key is global, in which case the Owner

Username would be [None]. Global keys can be accessed by all users.

Algorithm

The algorithm might be any of the following:

AES-256

AES-192

AES-128

DES-EDE-168 (three key triple DES)

DES-EDE-112 (two key triple DES)

DES

RC4-128

RC4-40

HmacSHA1

RSA-2048

RSA-1024

RSA-512

NOTE:

Some of the algorithms listed above will not be available on FIPS-compliant

devices.

Deletable

A check mark in the box indicates that the key is deletable via an XML request.

If a key is marked deletable, only the owner can delete it. Global keys marked

deletable can be deleted by any user.

Versioned Key

Indicates if this is a versioned key.

Creation Date

Displays a timestamp.

Exportable

An exportable key can be exported by its owner and by members of a group with

“Export” permission for the key. Global keys marked exportable can be exported

by any user.

Delete

Click Delete to delete a key.

CAUTION:

Exercise extreme caution when deleting keys. If you erroneously delete a key,

you cannot recreate that key. As a result, unless you have a backup of that

key, you will not be able to decrypt any ciphertext created by that key.

Properties

Click Properties to view the properties of a key.

Key Properties

The Key Properties section allows you to view the properties and group permissions of a key. You can

only edit the following fields in this section: Key Name, Owner Username, Deletable, and Exportable.

The Audit Log will capture any changes to these fields. If you change the Key Name or Owner, you will

have to update your applications accordingly. Changing the Key Name does not create an additional

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