The open standard LTO-4 format specification includes the ability for data to be encrypted by the tape drive hardware. The Ultrium LTO 4 Tape Drive encryption is specified as part of the LTO4 open standard format with the Advanced Encryption Standard AES-GCM Galois Counter Mode algorithm implemented in the tape drive formatter electronics. The implementation supports the IEEE P1619.1 standard for tape-based encryption and the T10 SCSI command set.

Data files are taken from the server and pass through the SCSI interface to the tape drive. The SCSI commands issued by the server control the encryption status and the cipher key. The tape drive then encrypts and compresses the data before writing it to tape as cipher text.

LTO tape media products and versions are lto1 tape, lto2 tape, lto3 tape, lto4 tape, lto barcode label, lto cartridge memory reader, lto cleaning cartridge and lto empty case. lto 5 and lto 6 are under development and will be available in future. The LTO backup tape brands available are Sony backup tape cartridge, Quantum tape, TDK tape cartridge, HP backup tape cartridge, IBM backup tape, Sun backup tape cartridge, Fuji backup tape, Maxell backup tape cartridge, and Imation backup tape cartridge.

The parts available are mr-l1mqn-01, 183800, 16598, 26220001, HP LTO2, TDK LTO2, 26230010, C7973A, MR-L3MQN-01, HP LTO3, maxell lto4, 26592, turtle 4623, turtle4623, turtle-4623, MR-LUCQN-01, 08L9120, 16598, 26220001, D2405-LTO2AX , MR-L2MQN-01, travan tapes, VXA tapes, dat72, HP LTO2, 183900, C7973A , MR-L3MQN-01 , lto4 , HP LTO4, TDK LTO4, Sony LTO4, 26592, LTX800G , dlt-iv tape, 26200014, MR-LUCQN-01, Blu-ray Disc , 26162, 26165, SONY blu ray disk , BNR50RH , BNE25AHE , BNR25AHE , TDK blu-ray blank , VERBATIM blu-ray blank dvd , 95357, 95358, 95359. hp lto1 tape, C7971a, 08L9870 , maxell lto2, 183850, 26220001, 94527, C7972A,  D2405-LTO2AX , LTX200G, lto2, Sony LTO2, 183900, 26230010, C7973A ,  LTX400GWW , Sony LTO3, lto-4 tape, fuji lto4, Sony LTO4, 183906, 26247007, dlt-iv tape, 15931, 08L9124 , C7978A, hp lto1 tape, C7971a, 08L9870 , maxell lto2, 183850, 26220001, 94527, C7972A D2405-LTO2AX , LTX200G, lto2, Sony LTO2, 183900, 26230010, C7973A LTX400GWW , Sony LTO3, lto-4 tape, fuji lto4, Sony LTO4, 183906, 26247007, dlt-iv tape, 15931, 08L9124 , C7978A

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