Protecting Against Data Loss Contents Protecting Against Data Loss Protecting Against Data Loss To ensure that encrypted data is always available, InterSystems strongly suggests that you take the following preventative actions: If you are using key files, then, for each key that you are using: Create an additional administrator for the key file. Record the username and password of that administrator on paper. Place the recorded username and password in a physically secure location, such as a fireproof safe that is sufficiently far from where the key is in use. Create a backup copy of the key file and place it in the same secure location as the recorded username and password. If you are using a KMIP server, back up the contents of that server according to your server vendor’s instructions. Caution: Failure to take these precautions can result in a situation where the encrypted data will be permanently inaccessible — there will be no way to read it.