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Encryption options for data at rest on Azure Cosmos DB that is available today. Azure Cosmos DB strives to provide the best-in-class security features. Encryption of data at rest is one such important security feature. Encryption of data at rest using Microsoft's service-managed keys is enabled by default. In addition to this default ...

You can now use private endpoints for your Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore clusters to allow hosts on a virtual network (VNet) to securely access data over a Private Link. The cluster's private endpoint utilizes an IP address from the virtual network's address space, ensuring that traffic between hosts on the virtual network and the database ...

Role based access control (RBAC) is a much-needed capability in any database for enterprises. It lets you simplify your access control mechanism without added management. We have introduced RBAC in Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB, which allows you to: How does it work? API for MongoDB RBAC is built on concepts that are commonly found ...

Microsoft is updating Azure services to use TLS certificates from a different set of Root Certificate Authorities (CAs). Follow these steps to see if your application is affected, and update your TLS certificates to prevent disruption to your Azure Cosmos DB account.

Always encrypted for Azure Cosmos DB provides encryption support on the client-side to protect sensitive data by encrypting data such as credit card numbers or national identification numbers, before it gets transferred over the wire to be stored in Azure Cosmos DB. Always encrypted allows clients to protect JSON property values which are deemed ...

Read on for Azure Cosmos DB updates at Microsoft Build 2021, including enhanced control, security, cost savings and speed.

New features and capabilities for Azure Cosmos DB were announced today at Microsoft Ignite. Read on for highlights and the schedule of events.

Azure Cosmos DB now offers continuous backup with point-in-time restore capabilities. This feature can help to recover your database from accidental delete of accounts, containers or mutation of data. The restore can be accomplished through a wide area of tools available on the platform.

Role-based access controls are now in public preview for Azure Cosmos DB Core (SQL) API. They offer fine-grained control over permissions and add a new layer of security to your databases.

Read about all of the amazing announcements we made at Microsoft BUILD 2020 including Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB, autoscale GA, encryption, new Jupyter Notebook features, serverless, new change feed and much more!