Data-at-rest encryption and Rapid Data Locking (RDL)

to understand how the rapid data locking (rdl) feature fits in, it helps to know how data at rest encryption works on the pure storage flasharray device for information about data at rest encryption, refer to the wp flasharray data security and compliance pdf document, which is contained in the pure storage flasharray folder on sharepoint rapid data locking (rdl) some environments require external key management to lock down a forward deployed array the pure storage flasharray kmip rdl solution enables you to use the {{k3}} for this purpose kmip rdl with kmip rdl, a secondary user controllable key is introduced, enabling you to unlock the array flash modules the kmip keys are remotely accessed from a kmip server, such as {{k3}} without access to the server, the flash modules cannot be unlocked on power on you can enable rdl during installation or at any time thereafter, and it remains enabled permanently it applies to all of the array ssds, including those added afterward