SSC-3: Filemarks/Setmarks and Encryption
Rose, Roger
Rrose at exabyte.com
Tue Nov 14 10:45:05 PST 2006
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* "Rose, Roger" <Rrose at exabyte.com>
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As long as this is being addressed for filemarks and setmarks,
End-of-Data should be included. Space to EOD, then back a few filemarks
is a common operation.
-roger rose
Exabyte Corp
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> Of Kevin D Butt
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 4:27 PM
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> Subject: SSC-3: Filemarks/Setmarks and Encryption
>
>
> Tapeheads,
>
> I believe that we need to better clarify that Filemarks are
> "encryption neutral". SSC-3r3b does state in 4.20.2
> "Filemarks shall not be encrypted" but that is the only
> statement about filemarks and encryption. Additionally there
> is no statement about setmarks and encryption.
>
> I think we should add the following:
> 1) In 4.20.2 where it says "Filemarks shall not be encrypted"
> should be changed to "Filemarks and Setmarks shall not be
> encrypted and are considered encryption neutral".
> 2) In section 4.2.20.3 Reading encrypted data on the medium,
> the following paragraph:
> Filemarks and Setmarks are considered encryption neutral.
> Reading into a Filemark or setmark shall not cause a change
> of encryption state and shall not cause an encryption
> additional sense code to be returned.
>
> Comments?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin D. Butt
> SCSI & Fibre Channel Architect, Tape Firmware
> MS 6TYA, 9000 S. Rita Rd., Tucson, AZ 85744
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> Email address: kdbutt at us.ibm.com
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