---
title: "Appendix A: Encryption Keys"
slug: "appendix-a-encryption-keys"
tags: ["Configuration", "Disaster Recovery", "Nasuni Management Console"]
updated: 2026-06-10T20:08:21Z
published: 2026-06-10T20:08:21Z
canonical: "docs.nasuni.com/appendix-a-encryption-keys"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nasuni.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Appendix A: Encryption Keys

### Encryption Keys

You can view, upload, escrow, and delete encryption keys on the **Encryption Keys** page. The encryption keys that you upload to the Nasuni Management Console can then be sent to Nasuni Edge Appliances to use with volumes.

#### Viewing encryption keys on the Nasuni Management Console

To view encryption keys on the Nasuni Management Console, see [Viewing encryption keys](/v1/docs/nmc-console-settings-page#viewing-encryption-keys-on-the-nasuni-management-console).

#### Uploading (importing or adding) encryption keys to the NMC

To upload (import or add) encryption keys to the Nasuni Management Console, see [Uploading (importing or adding) encryption keys to the NMC](/v1/docs/nmc-console-settings-page#uploading-importing-or-adding-encryption-keys-to-the-nmc).

#### Downloading the NMC’s generated encryption key

To download the Nasuni Management Console’s automatically-generated encryption key, see [Downloading the NMC’s generated encryption key](/v1/docs/nmc-console-settings-page#downloading-the-nmcs-generated-encryption-key).

#### Escrowing encryption keys with Nasuni

To escrow your encryption keys with Nasuni, see [Escrowing encryption keys with Nasuni](/v1/docs/nmc-console-settings-page#escrowing-encryption-keys-with-nasuni).

#### Deleting Encryption Keys

To delete encryption keys from the Nasuni Management Console, see [Deleting Encryption Keys](/v1/docs/nmc-console-settings-page#deleting-encryption-keys).

#### NMC Escrow Passphrase

To perform a recovery procedure on the NMC, you MUST have at least one of the encryption keys for the NMC. This means that, if Nasuni is escrowing this encryption key, one of the following must occur:

- You must have created an escrow passphrase.
- You must have this encryption key available.
- You must contact Nasuni and verify your identity so that Nasuni can issue a special one-time- use recovery key.

To configure the NMC escrow passphrase, see [NMC Escrow Passphrase](/v1/docs/nmc-console-settings-page#nmc-escrow-passphrase).

## Rotating (or changing) encryption keys for a volume

To learn about rotating encryption keys periodically, see [Rotating (or changing) encryption keys for a volume](/v1/docs/encryption-key-best-practices#rotating-or-changing-encryption-keys-for-a-volume).