Google Cloud Security, Identity & Compliance

Cloud Key Management Service

Create and manage encryption keys, including hardware-backed (HSM) and external keys.

What it is used for

  • Customer-managed encryption
  • Key rotation
  • Regulated data

Equivalent on AWS

The closest AWS service is AWS KMS: create and control encryption keys used to protect data across AWS services.

How DomainHostly helps with Cloud Key Management Service

  • Plan: choose the right setup, size and region for your workload and budget.
  • Set up securely: configure Cloud Key Management Service with least-privilege access, encryption and backups where they apply.
  • Migrate: move from shared hosting, your own servers or the other cloud with minimal downtime.
  • Run and optimise: monitoring, updates and regular cost reviews so you only pay for what you use.

Security, Identity & Compliance: Identity and access, encryption keys, secrets, firewalls, threat detection and compliance.

What to consider: Security, Identity & Compliance

  • Grant the least privilege needed and prefer roles or service accounts over long-lived keys.
  • Turn on multi-factor authentication for every administrator account.
  • Enable audit logs and threat detection from day one; they are hard to reconstruct after an incident.

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