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Which OCI Service Centrally Manages Encryption Keys and Secrets to Protect Data?
Preparing for the Oracle Cloud Essentials exam? Learn how OCI Vault acts as the central service for managing encryption keys and secret credentials to protect your data, ensuring your cloud infrastructure remains secure and compliant.
Question
Which OCI service can be used to centrally manage encryption keys and secret credentials to protect your data?
A. Vault.
B. Cloud Guard.
C. Cloud Shell.
D. Audit.
Answer
A. Vault.
Explanation
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Vault is a managed service that lets you centrally manage the encryption keys and secret credentials used to protect your data and connect to secured resources. The Vault service allows you to create and control master encryption keys (supporting AES, RSA, and ECDSA algorithms) to encrypt your data, rather than relying solely on default Oracle-managed keys. It also serves as a secure, centralized repository for sensitive information such as passwords, API keys, and OAuth tokens, ensuring they are stored safely and retrieved only by authorized users and services.