An encryption service is a system or component that provides cryptographic protection of data, typically offering key management and encryption operations through an interface. It supports confidentiality of stored and transmitted data.
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- An encryption service exposes operations for encrypting and decrypting data and often handles the generation, rotation, and storage of cryptographic keys. Cloud providers offer such services so that applications can protect data without implementing low-level cryptography themselves.
- These services typically support access controls and audit logging so that key usage can be monitored. They are used to protect data at rest in databases and object stores and to manage keys for application-level encryption.