Month: February 2023
Encryption – Exploring Storage Solutions
All storage accounts in Azure are encrypted by Storage Service Encryption (SSE) using a 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cipher. This makes Azure storage FIPS 140-2 compliant. Important note FIPS 140-2 is a US government security standard for the approval of cryptographic processes. By default, the keys used to encrypt the storage are managed by …