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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section I. CloudPoint installation and configuration
  4. Volume Encryption in NetBackup
  5. Volume encryption for Azure
Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide

Volume encryption for Azure

You can encrypt disks in Azure using the following methods:

  • Default encryption, using Platform Managed Key (PMK)

  • Customer Managed Key (CMK) using Azure Key vault

For more information on Azure encryption, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/encryption-models

Table: Encryption for creating snapshots

Disk encryption

Snapshot encryption

Platform Managed Key (PMK)

Same PMK is used as the source disk.

Customer Managed Key (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.

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