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Key Management Errors

Property Value
Language hcl
Severity low
CWE CWE-320: CWE CATEGORY: Key Management Errors
OWASP A03:2017 - Sensitive Data Exposure
Confidence Level Low
Impact Level Low
Likelihood Level Low

Description

The Spanner database is not configured to use a customer-managed encryption key (CMEK) for data encryption. This means Google Cloud manages the encryption keys instead of your organization, reducing control over data security.

Impact

Without customer-managed keys, your organization has less control over who can access encrypted data. If Google's keys are compromised or misused, sensitive data in the Spanner database could be exposed, increasing the risk of unauthorized access or regulatory non-compliance.