---
title: "Encryption Key Binding Changed"
description: "Sent when a customer-managed encryption key is activated or deactivated for a workload tenant. Event ID: vdc.org_v0.kmskey_v0.binding_v0 Event message details: Sent with data.binding.action set to ACTIVATED or DEACTIVATED."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/events/vdc_events_encryption_key_binding_changed.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Encryption Key Management > Encryption Key Binding Changed"
dateModified: "2026-11-02"
---

# Encryption Key Binding Changed

Sent when a customer-managed encryption key is activated or deactivated for a workload tenant.

## General Information

**Event ID**: `vdc.org_v0.kmskey_v0.binding_v0`

**Event message details**: Sent with `data.binding.action` set to `ACTIVATED` or `DEACTIVATED`.

**Severity**: High

**Workloads**: Control Plane

## Parameters

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Parameter Name</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Example</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">specversion</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event schema version.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ev20260814</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">source</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      System that sent the event. Possible values: `CONTROLPLANE`, `M365`, `AZURE`.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">CONTROLPLANE</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">timestamp</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Time when the event happened, in RFC3339Nano format and the UTC time zone.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">2026-08-04T09:18:42Z</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">type</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event ID.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">vdc.org_v0.kmskey_v0.binding_v0</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">severity</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event severity. Possible values: `INFO`, `LOW`, `MEDIUM`, `HIGH`, `CRITICAL`.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">HIGH</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">visibility</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Intended visibility scope of the event. Only events with the `CUSTOMER_ACCESSIBLE` value are forwarded to SIEM platforms, so a forwarded event always carries this value.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">CUSTOMER_ACCESSIBLE</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">category</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event category. Possible values: `BACKUP`, `RESTORE`, `LOGIN`, `USER_MANAGEMENT`, `TENANT_MANAGEMENT`, `ORGANIZATION_MANAGEMENT`, `SUBSCRIPTION_MANAGEMENT`, `SECURITY_ALERT`, `INTERNAL`.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TENANT_MANAGEMENT</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">actor.identifier</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Actor identifier.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">admin@bob.networking</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">actor.kind</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Actor type that triggered the event. Possible values: `user`, `system`, `service_account`.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">user</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">organizationReference.organizationId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      ID of the Veeam Data Cloud organization.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">org_12345</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">orgId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      ID of the Veeam Data Cloud organization that the event belongs to. Resolved during event processing, so it is present even when the event references only a workload tenant.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">org_12345</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">data.binding.action</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Whether Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) encryption was enabled or disabled for the workload tenant. Possible values: <span class="T_Filenames">ACTIVATED</span>, <span class="T_Filenames">DEACTIVATED</span>.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ACTIVATED</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">data.binding.initiatingWorkload</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Workload management plane that issued the activate or deactivate call. Possible values: <code>M365</code>.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">M365</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">data.binding.workloadTenantId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Workload tenant ID the key was bound to or unbound from.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">tenant_12345</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">data.kmskey.keyId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Control-plane-derived key ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">b3f1c2a4-0000-0000-0000-000000000000</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">data.kmskey.keyDisplayName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Display name of the key. Used as the audit target, so the action reads against a human-readable name.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Finance Org CMK Key</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">data.kmskey.provider</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Key Management Service (KMS) provider backing the key. Possible values:<span class="T_Filenames">AZURE_KEY_VAULT</span>.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">AZURE_KEY_VAULT</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">data.org.id</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>ID of the Veeam Data Cloud organization.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">org_12345</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">data.org.name</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Name of the Veeam Data Cloud organization.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Alice and Bob's Networking</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Event Example

```json
{
  "specversion": "ev20260814",
  "source": "CONTROLPLANE",
  "timestamp": "2026-08-04T09:18:42Z",
  "type": "vdc.org_v0.kmskey_v0.binding_v0",
  "severity": "HIGH",
  "visibility": "CUSTOMER_ACCESSIBLE",
  "category": "TENANT_MANAGEMENT",
  "actor": {
    "identifier": "admin@bob.networking",
    "kind": "user"
  },
  "organizationReference": {
    "organizationId": "org_12345"
  },
  "orgId": "org_12345",
  "data": {
    "binding": {
      "action": "ACTIVATED",
      "initiatingWorkload": "M365",
      "workloadTenantId": "tenant_12345"
    },
    "kmskey": {
      "keyId": "b3f1c2a4-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "keyDisplayName": "Finance Org CMK Key",
      "provider": "AZURE_KEY_VAULT"
    },
    "org": {
      "id": "org_12345",
      "name": "Alice and Bob's Networking"
    }
  }
}
```