Which encryption algorithm is used with Default Encryption in Cloud Storage?

The correct answer is A. AES-256. A is correct because Cloud Storage encrypts user data at rest using AES-256. B is not correct because Cloud Storage encrypts user data at rest using AES-256. C is not correct because Cloud Storage encrypts user data at rest using AES-256. D is not correct because Cloud Storage…

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Apr 18, 2026Ensuring data protection

Question

Which encryption algorithm is used with Default Encryption in Cloud Storage?

Options

AAES-256
BSHA512
CMD5
D3DES

How the community answered

(31 responses)

A
90% (28)
B
3% (1)
D
6% (2)

Explanation

A is correct because Cloud Storage encrypts user data at rest using AES-256. B is not correct because Cloud Storage encrypts user data at rest using AES-256. C is not correct because Cloud Storage encrypts user data at rest using AES-256. D is not correct because Cloud Storage encrypts user data at rest using AES-256. https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/encryption/default-keys

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#Cloud Storage encryption#Default encryption#AES-256#Data at rest encryption

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