This is an archive version of the document. Starting from version 9, the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide is part of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.

Data Encryption

By default, Azure Storage uses service-side encryption (SSE) to automatically encrypt data with 256-bit AES keys. For more information on Azure Storage encryption, see Microsoft Docs.

For enhanced data security, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure allows you to encrypt backed-up data in repositories using Veeam encryption mechanisms. Additionally, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure supports native Microsoft Azure encryption of Azure VMs.

Note

Sensitive customer data (credentials of user accounts required to connect to virtual servers and other systems, cloud credentials, and so on) is stored in the configuration database in the encrypted format.