Other Fabric Services
• Authentication Server:
– Used to validate a connecting node or originator of a message
– Defined by the Fibre Channel – Security Protocol, e.g. DH-CHAP
• Key Distribution Server:
– Provides encryption keys for secure connections between nodes
– Asymmetric Cryptography - e.g. DEC
• Uses a pair of cryptographic keys, both a private and a public key
– Symmetric Cryptography - e.g. AES
• Uses a single cryptographic key, a secret key