IBM Spectrum® Virtualize based storage systems are secure storage platforms that implement various security-related features, in terms of system-level access controls and data-level security features.

This document outlines the available security features and options of IBM Spectrum Virtualize based storage systems. It is not intended as a “how to” or best practice document. Instead, it is a checklist of features that can be reviewed by a user security team to aid in the definition of a policy to be followed when implementing IBM FlashSystem®, IBM SAN Volume Controller, and IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud.

The topics that are discussed in this paper can be broadly split into two categories:

• System security
• Data security

This document is correct as of IBM Spectrum Virtualize version 8.5.0.

Executive summary

System security capabilities

Data security capabilities