Should encryption keys be stored in the cloud?

Do you store encryption keys in the cloud?

Cloud-Based Encryption: The cloud provider generates, manages, and stores the keys used to encrypt and decrypt data. Bring Your Own Key (BYOK): The customer generates and manages encryption keys, but the cloud provider has access to the keys and can use them to encrypt and decrypt data.

Where should encryption keys be stored?

If the customer is following compliance and audit requirements then there is only one place keys should be stored: physically separate from the storage or infrastructure provider and under the direct control of the data owner.

Should an encryption key be stored?

The encryption key is created and stored on the key management server. The key manager creates the encryption key through the use of a cryptographically secure random bit generator and stores the key, along with all it's attributes, into the key storage database.

Can you encrypt data in cloud?

Cloud encryption is the process of transforming data from its original plain text format to an unreadable format, such as ciphertext, before it is transferred to and stored in the cloud.