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  2. NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section I. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Cloud installation and configuration
  4. Volume encryption in NetBackup Snapshot Manager for cloud
  5. Volume encryption for OCI
NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Cloud Install and Upgrade Guide

Volume encryption for OCI

You can encrypt disks in OCI using the following methods:

  • Default encryption, using Platform Managed Key (PMK).

  • Customer Managed Encryption Key (CMK), using OCI Master Encryption Key

    For more information about OCI encryption, see Oracle Documentation.

Table: Encryption for creating snapshots

Disk encryption

Snapshot encryption

PMK

Same PMK is used as the source disk.

CMK

Same CMK is used as the source disk.

Table: Encryption for restoring snapshots

Snapshot encryption

Restored disk encryption

PMK

Same PMK is used as the snapshot.

CMK

Same CMK is used as the snapshot.

Table: Encryption for restoring from backup

Snapshot encryption

Restored disk encryption

PMK

Same PMK is used as the source disk.

CMK

Same CMK is used as the source disk.

Table: Encryption during VM restore from snapshot or backup

Snapshot encryption

Restored disk encryption

PMK

Encryption on disk can be PMK/CMK as per user selection during restore.

CMK

Encryption on disk can be PMK/CMK as per user selection during restore.

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