We are pleased to announce the general availability of Customer Managed Keys for Aura Enterprise customers on Microsoft Azure. Get started with protecting your data in Aura using your own managed keys on Azure Key Vault!
To use your keys to encrypt Aura instances, you need to allow Neo4j to access your keys on Azure Key Vault for encryption. You will also need to create a service principle linked to the Neo4j CMK Application. Follow our documentation for a step-by-step guide.
The Aura Console also provides in-app instructions on how to set up your keys on Azure (IDs are masked in the screenshot):
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