{"id":2655,"date":"2016-09-29T11:30:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T15:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2016-09-29T11:30:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T15:30:11","slug":"generally-available-securing-your-data-with-storage-service-encryption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/generally-available-securing-your-data-with-storage-service-encryption\/","title":{"rendered":"Generally available, securing your data with Storage Service Encryption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>We are happy to announce the general availability of Storage Service Encryption (SSE) for data at rest in Azure Government <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/documentation\/services\/storage\/\"><span>storage accounts<\/span><\/a><span>. SSE enables customers to meet a comprehensive set of security and compliance requirements meeting government organizational needs.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>With this feature, Azure Storage automatically encrypts your data prior to it persisting to storage<\/span><\/span><span><span> using <\/span><\/span><span><span>256-bit AES encryption<\/span><\/span><span><span>, one of the strongest block ciphers available<\/span><\/span><span><span>. Data is decrypted by the storage service before being returned, enabling you to secure your data without having to modify code or add code to any applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>For more information on SSE, you can check out either <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/documentation\/articles\/storage-service-encryption\/\"><span><span>Storage Service Encryption with Service Managed Keys<\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> or <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/documentation\/articles\/storage-security-guide\/\"><span><span>Storage Security Guide: Encryption at Rest<\/span><\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>We welcome your comments and suggestions to help us continually\u00a0improve your Azure Government experience. To stay up to date on all things Azure Government, be sure to subscribe to our <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/feed\/\"><span><span>RSS feed<\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> and to receive emails, click \u201cSubscribe by Email!\u201d on the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/\"><span><span>Azure Government Blog<\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>. To experience the power of Azure Government for your organization, sign up for an <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/azuregov.microsoft.com\/trial\/azuregovtrial\"><span><span>Azure Government Trial<\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to announce the general availability of Storage Service Encryption (SSE) for data at rest in Azure Government storage accounts. 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