Getting Started with z/OS Data Set Encryption

Maintaining data set encryption keys

Properly maintaining data set encryption keys is vital to ensuring that encrypted data sets remain protected and can be successfully decrypted. Data set encryption keys must be available and properly managed.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•9.1, “Backing up and restoring data set encryption keys” on page 164

•9.2, “Transporting data set encryption keys” on page 169

•9.3, “Viewing the last reference date” on page 184

•9.4, “Archiving data set encryption keys” on page 186

•9.5, “Setting key expiration ...