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Determine that Encryption Hardware is Available for Archive Encryption

Health check DISPATCH_ENCRYPT@STCname ensures that encryption hardware is available for Archive encryption. If CP Assist for Cryptographic Functions (CPACF) status is "Absent" the optimum encryption hardware is not available for use in encryption processing.

Business Value:

CA Dispatch can encrypt and decrypt reports without encryption hardware, but emulating encryption hardware is very CPU intensive. This will use CPU resources that could otherwise be used for production applications and cause a potential delay in those applications. We recommend that all encryption and decryption take place on a machine that supports hardware encryption.

Additional Considerations:

Evaluating the conditions reported by health checks helps ensure proper product performance.