Encrypted Volume and File System v1.1 Administrator's Guide

user keys The public/private key pairs that EVFS uses to securely store volume encryption keys. User
keys can be used as owner keys, recovery keys, or authorized user keys.
volume
encryption key
Symmetric key used by EVFS to encrypt volume data.
volume owner The owner of an EVFS volume. A volume owner with the appropriate file permissions for the
EVFS device file can perform all administrative operations on an EVFS volume. The EVFS
volume owner is designated by specifying the name of the owner's key when the EVFS volume
is created.
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