Backing up keys for a Tang server

The Tang server uses /usr/libexec/tangd-keygen to generate new keys and stores them in the /var/db/tang directory by default. To recover the Tang server in the event of a failure, back up this directory. The keys are sensitive and because they are able to perform the boot disk decryption of all hosts that have used them, the keys must be protected accordingly.

Procedure
  • Copy the backup key from the /var/db/tang directory to the temp directory from which you can restore the key.