[](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/scsitape/stenc/) Stenc ----- SCSI Tape Encryption Manager - Manages encryption on LTO tape drives (starting with generation 4) with hardware-based encryption. Program should work on any other SCSI security protocol (SSP) capable tape drives. Built specifically for Linux. Supports key change auditing and key descriptors (uKAD). Features -------- * SCSI hardware-based encryption management * Supports Linux * Supports most SSP compliant devices, such as LTO-4 tape drives * Key change audit logging * AES Encryption * Key Descriptor Management Get the source code and compile ------------------------------- ``` git clone https://github.com/scsitape/stenc.git cd stenc/ autoreconf --install ./autogen.sh && ./configure make check # optionally run the catch testing framework make ``` Usage example ------------- ``` $ stenc -f /dev/nst0 Status for /dev/nst0 (TANDBERG LTO-6 HH 3579) -------------------------------------------------- Reading: Decrypting (AES-256-GCM-128) Writing: Encrypting (AES-256-GCM-128) Protecting from raw read Key instance counter: 1 Drive key desc. (U-KAD): mykey20170113 Supported algorithms: 1 AES-256-GCM-128 Key descriptors allowed, maximum 32 bytes Raw decryption mode allowed, raw read enabled by default ``` Linux Packages -------------- [](https://repology.org/metapackage/stenc) Requirements ------------ AIX support was suspended on 2022-05-08 until we have contributors who can develop and test the code on AIX. License ------- Program copyright 2012-2022 contributing authors. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. Further reading --------------- IBM Tape Library Guide for Open Systems ISBN-13: 9780738458342 http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245946.html?Open SCSI-Programming-HOWTO https://tldp.org/HOWTO/archived/SCSI-Programming-HOWTO/SCSI-Programming-HOWTO-9.html