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Back up the Master Encryption Key

The CMS uses a password-protected key to provide highly secure data management. The master encryption key is stored in the registry.

The master encryption key is stored in the registry. If you need to restore the CMS, you will need to restore the key. For this purpose, CA DataMinder provides a data management utility for exporting and re-importing these keys.

To back up the master encryption key

After installing your CMS, run the data management utility, wgnmgmt.exe, on the CMS machine to export a password-protected file containing the necessary registry details. Find this utility in the \Support folder on your CA DataMinder distribution media. The command line syntax is:

wgnmgmt e <file name> <password>