Security News > 2021 > June > Google Workspace Now Offers Client-side Encryption For Drive and Docs
Google on Monday announced that it's rolling out client-side encryption to Google Workspace, thereby giving its enterprise customers direct control of encryption keys and the identity service they choose to access those keys.
The development coincides with the Google Workspace and Google Chat's broader availability to all users with a Google account.
Businesses using Google Workspace have the choice of storing their encryption keys with one of four partners - Flowcrypt, Futurex, Thales, or Virtru - which the company said offer both key management and access control capabilities that are compatible with Google's specifications.
The access service then holds the key responsible for deciphering encrypted Google Workspace files, putting them out of reach of Google unless it comes in possession of the key.
What's more, Google intends to publish the key access service API specifications that can be used in conjunction with client-side encryption later this year in a bid to allow enterprises to build their own in-house key solutions and give them full control over the encryption keys.
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