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Storage security

Azure Storage encryption

Service-side encryption and customer-managed key configuration.

Key points

  • Storage service encryption protects data at rest by default.
  • Microsoft-managed keys minimize key operations; customer-managed keys add customer lifecycle control.
  • Customer-managed keys require a healthy key resource and authorized storage identity.

Best-known use cases

  • Meet a requirement to control storage encryption keys.
  • Revoke or rotate a customer-managed key under governed procedures.

What candidates often confuse it with

  • Microsoft-managed vs customer-managed keys: Azure lifecycle vs customer-controlled key lifecycle.
  • Encryption vs authorization: protect stored bytes vs decide who may perform data actions.

Key takeaway

Use customer-managed keys only when the required control justifies the added identity and key-availability dependencies.

Related services

  • Azure Storage accounts
  • Azure Storage Explorer
  • AzCopy

Relevant exam tasks

  • D2.2.S1 — Create and configure storage accounts
  • D2.2.S4 — Configure storage account encryption
  • D2.2.S5 — Manage data by using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy

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Intermediate
Duration
100 minutes
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No fixed live question count published
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Scoring
1–1,000 scaled score; 700 minimum passing score

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