Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) version 1.1.1 is the first widely accepted industry standard for key management allowing organizations to gain these benefits while applying consistent controls and security policies. KeyAuthority 4.0 offers long-term reliable protection of keys on behalf of an organizations most critical applications and sensitive data. The value of separating key management tasks from the applications that use the keys is further increased in virtualized and cloud environments, where organizations can retain in-house control of keys and still take advantage of cloud-basedencryption and data storage.”]