Updating a Data Source Key

Prerequisites

The key has been initialized. For details, see Initializing a Key.

Procedure

1. Log in to a database encryption and access control instance as the sysadmin user.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Key Management > Key Configuration.
3. In the Key Update area, edit a periodic update task or update the DSK now.
   Figure 1 Key update
   

4. To manually update the DSK, perform the following operations:
   1. Click Update Key Now.
   2. In the displayed Password Verification dialog box, enter the security password, and click Confirm.

5. To periodically update the DSK, perform the following operations:
   1. Click Edit next to Periodic Update Key.
   2. In the displayed Modify Key Update Cycle dialog box, configure the update time. Table 1 describes the parameters.

      Table 1 Configuring key update cycle

      Parameter	Description
      Update Cycle	Key update period. The options are as follows: None: No periodic updates are performed. Daily: The data is updated once a day. Weekly: The data is updated once a week. Monthly: The data is updated once a month.
      Update Time	Configure the key update time based on the key update period.

6. Click Save.

Follow-up Operations

After the DSK is updated, the system destroys the original DSK and generates a new DSK. You can view the key changing status by referring to Viewing Key Details.