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Update data-encryption documentation to clarify what is encrypted (#1722
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jefferai authored Nov 17, 2021
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Expand Up @@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ The current scoped DEKs and their purposes are detailed below:
~> Management of these keys is handled entirely internally; the information
provided in this section is purely for informational purposes.

- `database`: This is the general-purpose DEK used to encrypt sensitive or
secret values within the database.
- `database`: This is the general-purpose DEK used to encrypt values within the
database. Values that are encrypted are those generally considered to be
secret, such as API keys, third-party tokens, certificate private keys, and so
on.

- `oplog`: This is used for encrypting oplog (operation log) values for the
given scope.
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