Local key management for storage devices

An information handling system (IHS) comprising:

• a processor;
• a service processor;
• a controller, communicatively coupled to a first device interface, including a first terminal for coupling to a data storage device and for transmitting one or more security keys to the data storage device;
• and a memory system communicatively coupled to the service processor and having thereon a security manager module that executes on the controller and configures the controller to:
• retrieve a first security content from a security vault of the service processor;
• dynamically detect one of a backplane controller interface and a host bus adapter interface communicatively coupled to the service processor;
• dynamically detect a data storage device communicatively coupled to one of the backplane controller interface and host bus adapter interface;
• in response to detection of the data storage device, dynamically determine whether the data storage device is a self-encrypting capable data storage device, wherein the data storage device can be one of a self-encrypting capable data storage device and a non-self-encrypting capable data storage device;
• in response to the data storage device not being a self-encrypting capable data storage device, prevent an exchange of self-encrypting data;
• in response to the data storage device being a self-encrypting capable data storage device, retrieve a second security content;
• validate an association between the first security content and the second security content;
• in response to validating the association between the first security content and the second security content, transmit one or more security keys to the data storage device via one of the backplane controller interface and the host bus adapter interface;
• and
• enable access to the data storage device.