CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager Introduction
This 2-minute video introduction to the Thales® CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager covers the imperative to protect your data in complex cloud environments and the need to control your own encryption keys. Leading cloud providers offer Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) services, but is that enough? Find out how Thales resolves the challenges of multi-cloud key management by contacting us today.
What is CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager?
CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager is a solution designed to help organizations manage their encryption keys across multiple cloud providers from a single place. As more teams adopt a multicloud strategy, they often end up with separate key management tools and policies in each cloud. This can create gaps in visibility, inconsistent controls, and added operational overhead.
By centralizing key management, CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager helps you:
- Gain a unified view of keys across different cloud platforms
- Apply consistent key management policies and processes
- Reduce manual effort and configuration errors
The goal is to help you reimagine how you manage keys in the cloud so that security and compliance become easier to maintain as your cloud footprint grows.
Why do I need to protect my own data in the cloud?
Cloud providers typically secure the underlying infrastructure, but you remain responsible for protecting your data and controlling access to it. This includes how data is encrypted and who can use the keys.
In practice, this means you need to:
- Decide which data should be encrypted and where
- Manage the lifecycle of encryption keys (creation, rotation, revocation)
- Demonstrate compliance with internal policies and external regulations
CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager helps you take ownership of this responsibility by giving you centralized control over keys used in different clouds, so you can align cloud security with your organization’s risk and compliance requirements.
How does CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager help with multicloud complexity?
Multicloud environments often mean separate key management consoles, APIs, and processes for each provider. This can lead to:
- Inconsistent key rotation and access policies
- Limited visibility into where keys are used
- Higher operational effort for security teams
CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager is designed to help you reshape this experience by providing:
- Centralized control over keys across multiple cloud platforms
- Standardized policies for key creation, rotation, and retirement
- Improved visibility into key usage to support audits and compliance
With a single, consistent approach to key management, your team can reduce complexity, lower the risk of misconfigurations, and better support business initiatives that rely on cloud services.
CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager Introduction
published by Cadre Information Security