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What Is Bring Your Own Key Encryption?

An arrangement where the customer controls the encryption keys protecting its data in a vendor's cloud, and can revoke them.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

BYOK gives firms and legal departments more control over sensitive data and is often required by large financial and government clients. It is usually offered on enterprise plans.

Related Terms

Encryption at rest and in transit
Protecting data with encryption while it is stored (at rest) and while it moves between systems (in transit), so it cannot be read if intercepted.
Data residency
Where a vendor physically stores and processes your data, such as the US, the UK or the EU.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.