Product overview

The Product overview topics describe the IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager product (formerly called IBM® Tivoli® Key Lifecycle Manager) and its business and technology context.

Product overview
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  • Product features and functions
  • Technologies and architecture on which the product is based
  • The user model and roles that underlies the product features
  • The graphical interfaces and tools that support various user roles

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IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager supports the following methods for communicating with clients to manage and serve cryptographic objects:
  • Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) - You can use KMIP operations for secure communication between the IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server and the self-encrypting devices that are KMIP-compliant. For example, IBM DS5000, IBM Spectrum® Scale, and other devices.
  • IPP - Some client devices use IPP to communicate with the IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server for serving cryptographic object and management operations. For example, DS8000®.
  • IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager REST APIs - You can use IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager REST APIs to manage and serve cryptographic objects for applications that support REST APIs. For example, cloud applications.

For more information, see Supported storage and non-storage devices.