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Chapter 12. Encryption
Encryption protects against the potential exposure of sensitive user data that is stored on 
discarded, lost, or stolen storage devices. Storwize V7000 supports optional encryption of 
data at-rest.
This chapter includes the following topics:
/SM59000012.1, “Planning for encryption” on page 604
/SM59000012.2, “Defining encryption of data at-rest” on page 604
/SM59000012.3, “Activating encryption” on page 609
/SM59000012.4, “Enabling encryption” on page 619
/SM59000012.5, “Configuring more providers” on page 647
/SM59000012.6, “Migrating between providers” on page 653
/SM59000012.7, “Recovering from a provider loss” on page 656
/SM59000012.8, “Using encryption” on page 656
/SM59000012.9, “Rekeying an encryption-enabled system” on page 665
/SM59000012.10, “Disabling encryption” on page 671
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