---
title: "Unlocking Data Security: Customer-Managed Encryption Keys in Capella"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/unlocking-data-security-customer-managed-encryption-keys-in-capella-lafyydhly
source_url: https://www.couchbase.com/blog/data-security-customer-managed-encryption-keys-in-capella/
type: article
source: "Couchbase"
published: 2024-03-07T16:26:28.819Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:28:05.588Z
tags: ["security", "cloud", "aws", "couchbase-capella"]
reading_time: 10
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Unlocking Data Security: Customer-Managed Encryption Keys in Capella

**[Couchbase](https://daily.dev/sources/couchbase)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Capella introduces Customer-Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) to provide data protection and security for businesses handling sensitive data. This post explains what CMEK is, who should use it, and how to get started with CMEK in Capella.

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