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Authentication Drive Security Key

After you obtain the authentication drive security key from the EKM mode, you have to enter the authentication drive security key in the Authentication Drive Security Key dialog box as shown in the following figure.

Figure 95 Authentication Drive Security Key

If you enter a valid authentication key, you will see a confirmation message indicating that EKM is enabled as shown in the following figure.

Figure 96 Confirmation Message When EKM is Enabled

Based on the application’s response at that particular point of time, you come across two scenarios, the first scenario is, if EKMS is selected and EKMS is not present, and the second scenario is, if you enter a wrong security key in the Authentication Drive Security Key dialog box in Figure 95.

Scenario # 1

EKM is selected and EKMS is not present

When EKM is selected and EKMS is not present, you have to restart the system, and during re-boot the boot agent generates the security keys.

When you restart the system, the system restart message appears as shown in the following figure.

Figure 97 System Restart

Scenario #2

Entering a wrong security key

If you enter a wrong security key in the Authentication Drive Security Key dialog box in Figure 95, an error message appears as shown in the following figure.

Figure 98 Error Message When User Enters the Wrong Security Key


DB09-000202-04  37857-02  Rev. E  October 2010
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