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SECURING FIBRE CHANNEL FABRICS - Brocade

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The Future of Key ManagementThe Future of Key ManagementKey management is one the greatest challenges for encrypting datathat will be retained for an extended period of time. This could be over100 years in the case of certain medical records, for example, whichmust be kept for the life of a patient.Key management solutions today are all proprietary, with each vendoroffering different features and functionality.OASIS and KMIPOASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured InformationStandards) is a consortium that drives the development, convergence,and adoption of open standards. OASIS has developed a number ofsecurity-related standards for identity management, key management,and Web service security. The Key Management Interoperability Protocol(KMIP) defines an interface between encryption devices thatconsume keys and the key management system that manages thekeys. KMIP is an agreement between members of a consortium to usea common key management interface. KMIP is now the industryacceptedkey management interface standard.Securing Fibre Channel Fabrics 171

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