Specifications

Encryption keys
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Delete key
Deletes the selected encryption key. If you delete a key, all users connected to that
policy will have all restrictions removed as they were defined in the deleted policy.
You will be prompted if you want to permanently delete the group, otherwise it will be
placed within Endpoint Encryption Deleted objects. See the Endpoint Encryption
Manager Administration Guide for additional details on deleting objects.
CAUTION:Beverycarefulwhendeletingencryptionkeys!Ifpermanentlydeleted,thereisnowayto
recovertheencryptionkeys.Dataencryptedwithadeletedkeywillbepermanentlyinaccessible.Thus,itis
recommendedtoneverdeleteanencryptionkey.Instead,consideranarchivingfunctionwhereobsolete
enc
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yptionkeysaremovedtoaspecialencryptionkeysgroup,e.g.ObsoleteEncryptionKeys.Simplydrag‐
dropkeysbetweengroupsinordertodothis.
Figure24:ArchivingoldEncryptionKeystoaspecialgroup
Reset to group configuration
Resets the properties of the individual key to those of its group.
Properties
Opens the properties of the selected key. If the key is within a group that is controlled,
the properties of the member key are defined at the group level; i.e. the keys in the
group cannot be configured individually.
Encryption key configuration settings
When selecting the Properties option for an Encryption Keys Group the key group
configuration dialog opens up.