What should you do?

Your company is storing sensitive data in Cloud Storage. You want a key generated on-premises to be used in the encryption process.

What should you do?
A . Use the Cloud Key Management Service to manage a data encryption key (DEK).
B . Use the Cloud Key Management Service to manage a key encryption key (KEK).
C . Use customer-supplied encryption keys to manage the data encryption key (DEK).
D . Use customer-supplied encryption keys to manage the key encryption key (KEK).

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Answer: C

Explanation:

This is a Customer-supplied encryption keys (CSEK). We generate our own encryption key and manage it on-premises. A KEK never leaves Cloud KMS. There is no KEK or KMS on-premises. Encryption at rest by default, with various key management options https://cloud.google.com/security/encryption-at-rest

Reference: https://cloud.google.com/security/encryption-at-rest/default-encryption/