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How CA Tape Encryption Option for Third Party TMS Tracks Key Usage

CA Tape Encryption Option for Third Party TMS tracks key usage by invoking the CA Tape Encryption API at certain points during tape processing:

• Tape management systems other than CA 1, CA TLMS, and DFSMSrmm that provide maintenance to integrate with CA Tape Encryption call the API during tape open processing that passes the BES Key Index to the tape system.
• The tape management system is then responsible for retaining the BES Key Index in its tape catalog.
• The tape management system must also provide an extract to be processed by the TBEKMUTL utility that identifies the BES Key Indexes in use for active encrypted tape volumes.