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Sun releases new data encryption key management

by on18 February 2009

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Because you can never find your keys


Sun Microsystems
has released a new data encryption key management technology and packed it off to the open-source community.


According to a press release Sun says it is the
first release of a generic communication protocol between an encryption key manager and encrypting devices into an open-source community.


With a name like KMS API, which is clearly a name only an Open Sourcer would understand, the key has been in development at least 18 months. The API lets partners write applications that can encrypt data to Sun's Key Management Station, an appliance that automatically creates, manages and destroys encryption keys for data storage.

It also means that multiple devices from from lots of manufacturers can connect to Sun gear.

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