Description
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager for z/OS manages encryption keys for storage. It simplifies deployment and helps minimize the risk of loss or breach of sensitive information, while maintaining availability of data at rest natively on IBM System z mainframe environments.IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager for z/OS centralizes and automates the encryption key management process, reduces the number of encryption keys and consolidates encryption key management. It facilitates compliance for regulatory standards that require strong hardware encryption such as Sarbanes-Oxley SOX and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA.IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager for z/OS:Integrates with encrypting storage devices with hardware encryption for performance, Resource Access Control Facility RACF, Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility ICSF and IBM Enterprise Key Management Foundation EKMF. It is a simple upgrade for existing Encryption Key Manager EKM customers.Simplifies encryption key management by using native z/OS functions for security and auditing to reduce administrative overhead; integrates hardware and software encryption to reduce complexity.