Cloud Key Management Service
By Google Cloud
Google Cloud's key management service, spanning software-backed keys, a dedicated single-tenant Cloud HSM tier, and a Cloud External Key Manager option for organizations that want to hold keys entirely outside Google's infrastructure while still using them to encrypt Google Cloud data. Integrates natively with Cloud IAM for granular key-use permissions.
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- Product type
- Software
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Organization size
- SMBMid-marketEnterprise
- Pricing tier
- Freemium
Capability checklist
KMSHow Cloud Key Management Service measures up against the full Encryption & Key Management taxonomy.
- Centralized key lifecycle management — supported
- Creates, distributes, rotates, and retires encryption keys from one system.
- HSM-backed key storage — supported
- Stores the most sensitive keys in dedicated hardware security modules.
- Encryption enforcement — not supported
- Ensures data at rest and in transit is actually encrypted, not just capable of it.
- Automated key rotation — supported
- Rotates keys on a schedule without requiring manual intervention.
- BYOK / HYOK cloud support — supported
- Lets customers bring or hold their own keys for data stored in cloud provider services.
- Access audit logging — supported
- Logs every use of a key for security review and compliance evidence.
Alternatives
Other Encryption & Key Management tools with overlapping capabilities, sized for similar teams.