Match each key management solution to its characteristic.
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Hardware-based key generation and storage
Software-based key lifecycle management
Customer-managed keys in cloud provider HSM
Customer holds and manages own keys
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
BYOK: Customer generates their own encryption key and imports it into the cloud provider's key management system.
Key management is critical for data protection; BYOK and KYOK offer different levels of customer control.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
BYOK: Customer generates their own encryption key and imports it into the cloud provider's key management system.
Why this is correct
BYOK allows the customer to create and supply their own key to the cloud provider's KMS, maintaining ownership and control.
KYOK: Customer retains exclusive control of the encryption key, typically using a dedicated HSM.
Why this is correct
KYOK ensures the cloud provider never has access to the key; the customer manages it in their own HSM.
BYOK: Customer retains exclusive control of the encryption key, typically using a dedicated HSM.
Why it's wrong here
This describes KYOK, not BYOK. BYOK involves importing the key to the provider's KMS, not exclusive control.
KYOK: Customer uses an encryption key generated by the cloud provider.
Why it's wrong here
This describes a fully cloud-managed key service (e.g., Cloud KMS), not KYOK where the customer retains control.
Cloud KMS: Customer manages the encryption key in their own on-premises HSM.
Why it's wrong here
Cloud KMS implies provider-managed keys; on-premises HSM management is typical of KYOK, not Cloud KMS.
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