Overview

Manage the entire key lifecycle

You’re using key protection for data security and compliance. But full encryption visibility and control are essential.
 

The IBM® Key Protect for IBM Cloud® service helps you provision and store encrypted keys for apps across IBM Cloud services, so you can see and manage data encryption and the entire key lifecycle from one central location.
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Benefits

Robust security

Provision and store keys using FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified HSMs.

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Control and visibility

Use the Activity Tracker to monitor user and app activities.

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Simplified billing

Track subscription and credit spending for all accounts from a single view.

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Usage costs insight

View usage by account or by resource type to see where your money is going.

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Features

Simple, centralized key protection

Self-managed encryption

Use a root key to encrypt and decrypt the keys that protect your data.

Flexibility

Apps on or outside IBM Cloud can integrate with the Key Protect APIs.

Built-in protection

Deleted keys — and their encrypted data — can never be recovered.

Application-independent

Generate, store, retrieve and manage keys independent of application logic.

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