A variety of data encryption solutions are available to ensure backup and archive data security. The following table focuses on encryption solutions using the SCSI T-10 security protocol to leverage AES -256 hardware encryption supported by LTO4 and LTO5 drives.
Fibre Channel, and SAS device interfaces are supported for Direct, SAN and NDMP attached backups.
| Backup Application |
Encryption |
Library |
Drive |
| Symantec NetBackup |
Quantum SKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Quantum Q-EKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| Scalar i500 |
IBM LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| NetBackup KMS |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Superloader 3 |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| Standalone Drives |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| Symantec Backup Exec |
Quantum SKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Quantum Q-EKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| Scalar i500 |
IBM LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
Backup Exec
Application Key Management |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Superloader 3 |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| Standalone Drives |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| EMC NetWorker |
Quantum SKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Quantum Q-EKM |
i6000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| Scalar i500 |
IBM LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
Networker does not offer
application key management |
|
|
| IBM TSM |
Quantum SKM 1.1 |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Quantum Q-EKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| Scalar i500 |
IBM LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
TSM
Application Key Management |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Superloader 3 |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| Standalone Drives |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| CommVault Simpana |
Quantum SKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Quantum Q-EKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| Scalar i500 |
IBM LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
Simpana
Application Key Management |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Superloader 3 |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| Standalone Drives |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| HP Data Protector |
Quantum SKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Quantum Q-EKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| Scalar i500 |
IBM LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
Data Protector
Application Key Management |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Superloader 3 |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| Standalone Drives |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| CA ARCServe |
Quantum SKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Quantum Q-EKM 2.0 |
i6000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
IBM LTO4 |
| Scalar i500 |
IBM LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
ARCServe
Application Key Management |
i6000 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i2000 |
HP LTO4 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| i500 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| IBM LTO4 |
| IBM LTO5 |
| i40-i80 |
HP LTO4 |
| HP LTO5 |
| Superloader 3 |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |
| Standalone Drives |
Quantum LTO4 |
| Quantum LTO5 |