Google to encrypt Cloud Storage data by default

[GhettoUnboxings]

http://www.itworld.com/cloud-computing/369304/google-encrypt-cloud-storage-data-default

 

 

Google said Thursday it will by default encrypt data warehoused in its Cloud Storage service.

The server-side encryption is now active for all new data written to Cloud Storage, and older data will be encrypted in the coming months, wrote Dave Barth, a Google product manager, in a blog post.

"If you require encryption for your data, this functionality frees you from the hassle and risk of managing your own encryption and decryption keys," Barth wrote. "We manage the cryptographic keys on your behalf using the same hardened key management systems that Google uses for our own encrypted data, including strict key access controls and auditing."

 

 

[Hyydrah]

Excellent, though it would have been nice to see this sooner.

[GhettoUnboxings]

More companies should do this. And more people need to understand the importance about this imo.

[tom564]

But they are storing the encryption key...

[Chevaishr]

yay 

[stevv]

 

"Of course, if you prefer to manage your own keys then you can still encrypt data yourself prior to writing it to Cloud Storage."

 

 

I always use my own key (such as the options in chrome when synching).  I'm interested in how this will work, since there's misc items and there's google docs access from browser.