HP UX Encrypted Volume and Filesystem (EVFS) manual Table of Contents

Models: UX Encrypted Volume and Filesystem (EVFS)

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About This Document

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Intended Audience

15

Document Organization

15

Typographic Conventions

15

Related Information

16

HP Encourages Your Comments

16

1 EVFS Introduction

17

Features and Benefits

17

EVFS Architecture

19

EVFS Data Flow

20

Encryption Metadata (EMD)

20

EVFS Encryption Keys

20

Volume Encryption Keys

21

User Keys

21

Passphrases

21

Using HP-UX Trusted Computing Services with EVFS

21

How EVFS Uses Keys

22

Creating an EVFS Volume

22

Enabling an EVFS Volume

22

Key Names and Key IDs

23

User Key and Passphrase Storage

23

File Names

23

Alternate Storage Databases and Distributed Key Storage

23

User Key Privileges

24

User Privileges and Permissions

24

EVFS Volume Owner Keys

24

Recovery Keys

24

Authorized User Keys

24

Summary of Key Type and Privileged User Capabilities

24

EVFS Commands

25

Supported Software

26

Product Limitations and Precautions

27

Known Problems

29

Possible Device File Collision

29

Symptoms

29

Workaround

29

Feedback and Enhancement Requests

30

2 Installation

31

Prerequisites

32

Hardware Requirements

32

Disk Space Requirements

32

Operating System Requirements

32

Patch Requirements and Recommendations

32

Required Patches

32

Recommended Patches

32

System Reboot

32

Installing EVFS

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