Miscellaneous functions

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The Key Management Tool includes additional functionalities that are not part of the export or import ceremony:

  • List available keys

  • Delete keys

List available keys

To list the keys available on the host

  • On the Key Management Tool main screen, select (1): List all the keys available.

    Figure: List the keys available on the host

The following properties are available for each key:

  • Key name

  • Key ID

  • Key type (AES128, AES256, DES2, or DES3)

The following additional properties are available for keys created with Key Management Tool:

  • Key role (KEK, storage key, transport key, or undefined key)

  • KCV of the key

  • Date of creation

Delete Keys

This function deletes a key on the host.

To delete a key

  1. On the Key Management Tool main screen, select (2): Delete a Key.

  2. Select the ID of the key to delete. If necessary, type l to list all the keys. The selected key is listed with its properties.

  3. Type Y to confirm the delete action. The key is deleted.

    Figure: Deleting keys