

For example, while Microsoft 365 offers encryption at-rest for data stored in Microsoft 365, the Azure Rights Management service from Azure Information Protection independently encrypts your data so that it is protected regardless of where it is located or how it is transmitted. Microsoft provides multiple encryption technologies that enable you to protect your data for different, and often complementary scenarios. What's the difference between Azure Rights Management encryption and encryption in other Microsoft cloud services? Information that you protect is never sent to or stored in Azure unless you explicitly store it in Azure or use another cloud service that stores it in Azure.įor more information, see How does Azure RMS work? Under the hood to understand how a secret cola formula that is created and stored on-premises is protected by the Azure Rights Management service but remains on-premises.


The Azure Rights Management service (and Microsoft) does not see or store your data as part of the information protection process.

Do files have to be in the cloud to be protected by Azure Rights Management? Have a question about the data protection service, Azure Rights Management, from Azure Information Protection? See if it's answered here.
