Google Cloud EKM (cloned with children)

integrate with google cloud ekm to protect data within google cloud ekm types you can use the following external key managers for your operations type of ekm definition external key manager (ekm) a key manager outside of google cloud that you use to manage your keys (such as {{ch}} ) cloud external key manager (cloud ekm) a google cloud service for using your external keys that you manage within a supported ekm cloud ekm through the internet a version of cloud ekm where google cloud communicates with your external key manager over the internet cloud ekm through a vpc a version of cloud ekm where google cloud communicates with your external key manager over a virtual private cloud (vpc) google cloud ekm features google cloud ekm has the following features (described in the following sections) base google ekm support justification vpc support checksum support asymmetric signing key management commands google cloud ekm service you can find the google cloud ekm (external key manager) service on the available services page under the cloud key management cateogry for more information on how to deploy a service, see the managing services docid\ rltk3xdprmzglohfpkh2l page for detailed instructions base google ekm support with google cloud ekm, you can use keys that you manage within a supported external key management partner (such as {{ch}} ) to protect data within google cloud you can protect data at rest in supported cmek integration services or by calling the cloud key management service api directly justification the justification feature requires users to provide a reason or justification for any critical operation they perform on the key management system this feature enhances accountability and enables better auditing of actions taken within the system by mandating justifications, you can easily trace back decisions, identify patterns of misuse, and ensure that only authorized and necessary operations are executed vpc support virtual private cloud (vpc) support enables you to integrate the {{ch}} seamlessly into your existing vpc infrastructure on google cloud this feature ensures that the key management server operates within a secure, isolated environment, which reduces the potential attack surface and provides better protection for sensitive data vpc support also simplifies network configurations and enables more granular control over access to the key management server checksum support (validity checks on keys through a cmac) checksum support, using a cipher based message authentication code (cmac), enables the {{ch}} to perform validity checks on cryptographic keys when you generate, store, or transmit keys, a cmac is calculated and attached to the key the cmac acts as a checksum so the recipient can verify the integrity of the key this feature enhances the security of key management operations by ensuring that keys have not been tampered with or corrupted during storage or transmission this feature is transparent to the user asymmetric signing (rsa keys) asymmetric signing support for rsa keys enables the {{ch}} to generate and manage rsa key pairs, which you can use for digital signatures and public key encryption with this feature, you can create, store, and manage rsa keys in the {{ch}} , while leveraging google cloud external key manager for operations that require the private key, such as signing or decrypting data this expands the range of cryptographic operations that you can perform with the integrated solution and provides increased flexibility key management commands (in beta with google) the key management commands feature, currently in beta with google, enables you to execute a wider range of key management operations directly from the google cloud external key manager interface this includes actions such as key rotation, deletion, and metadata updates with a more comprehensive set of key management commands, you can streamline your workflows and manage your cryptographic keys more efficiently within the integrated environment these new features significantly enhance the capabilities of the {{ch}} and google cloud external key manager integration, providing improved security, accountability, and flexibility for cryptographic key management key benefits of the integration integrating with {{ch}} offers the following benefits key provenance you control the location and distribution of your externally managed keys externally managed keys are never cached or stored within google cloud instead, cloud ekm communicates directly with the {{ch}} for each request access control you manage access to your externally managed keys before you can use an externally managed key in google cloud, you must grant the google cloud project access to use the key you can revoke this access at any time centralized key management you can manage your keys and access policies from a single user interface, whether the data they protect resides in the cloud or on your premises in all cases, the key resides on the {{ch}} and is never sent to google refer to the google ekm documentation https //cloud google com/kms/docs/ekm#supported services for the full list of services that support cmek with cloud ekm how it works this section provides a broad overview of how cloud ekm works with an external key first, you create or use an existing key in the {{ch}} application interface this key has a unique uri or key path next, you grant your google cloud project access to use the key, on the {{ch}} in your google cloud project, you create a cloud ekm key by using the uri or key path for the externally managed key within google cloud, the key appears alongside your other cloud kms and cloud hsm keys, with one of the following protection levels external or external vpc the cloud ekm key and the external key management partner key work together to protect your data and never expose the external key to google you must have both the cloud ekm key version and the external key for each encryption and decryption request if you lose access to either key, you cannot recover your data also, you can't re create an identical cloud ekm key version by using the same external key uri or key path refer to the google ekm documentation for information about the considerations https //cloud google com/kms/docs/ekm#considerations and restrictions https //cloud google com/kms/docs/ekm#restrictions when using cloud ekm cryptohub unique features at {{futurex}} , we regularly update our third party integrations to enable further features the following section describes other configurations and options available on the google cloud ekm service test wrap and unwrap keys you can test wrap and unwrap keys with static data the test displays the success or error state of the request and how many milliseconds it took for the request to complete to access the test, you need a cryptospace and an active key open the google cloud ekm service, open the keys of a cryptospace, and finally select the test key button for the 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