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feat(key-manager): add documentation for GA #4169

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@nerda-codes nerda-codes added type: new content New pages or categories do not merge PR that shouldn't be merged before a specific date (eg release) labels Jan 3, 2025
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Ciphertext refers to data that has been encrypted using a cryptographic algorithm and a key.

Unlike [plaintext](#plaintext), ciphertext is not human-readable and cannot be understood or used without first decrypting it with the appropriate decryption key.
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I would like to add that ciphertext can be encrypted on client side, as long as the encryption key used to encrypt it is safely stored, for example in Key Manager

Using a unique DEK for each piece of plaintext ensures that even if one DEK is compromised, it does not affect the security of other encrypted data.

## Use Key Manger to encrypt your DEKs only

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Key ManAger (a is missing)


<Macro id="encryption" />

The following parameters, in compliance with the [recommendations of ANSSI](https://cyber.gouv.fr/publications/mecanismes-cryptographiques), are used when creating and using a key with the `AES-256 GCM` [encryption scheme](/identity-and-access-management/key-manager/concepts/#encryption-scheme).
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We should say what ANSSI is, the French national agency for Information Security

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