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Submitted by sofia.br· Mar 6, 2026Security Architecture

Question

An organization has been using self-managed encryption keys rather than the free keys managed by the cloud provider. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) reviews the monthly bill and realizes the self-managed keys are more costly than anticipated. Which of the following should the CISO recommend to reduce costs while maintaining a strong security posture?

Options

  • AUtilize an on-premises HSM to locally manage keys.
  • BAdjust the configuration for cloud provider keys on data that is classified as public.
  • CBegin using cloud-managed keys on all new resources deployed in the cloud.
  • DExtend the key rotation period to one year so that the cloud provider can use cached keys.

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