Updated on 2024-03-04 GMT+08:00

Does OBS Support Encrypted Upload?

OBS provides server-side encryption function. You can encrypt objects while uploading. Data is encrypted on the server and then stored in OBS. When downloading the encrypted objects, the encrypted data will be decrypted on the server and displayed for you in plaintext.

Table 1 lists the encryption methods supported by OBS Console, clients, and tools.

Table 1 Object upload encryption in different access modes

Access Mode

Support for Upload Encryption

Reference

OBS Console

Yes

Uploading an Object in Server-Side Encryption Mode

OBS Browser+

No

Object encryption is not supported for upload. However, if the default encryption function is enabled for a bucket, objects uploaded to the bucket will be automatically encrypted.

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obsutil

No

Object encryption is not supported for upload. However, if the default encryption function is enabled for a bucket, objects uploaded to the bucket will be automatically encrypted.

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API

Yes

See section "API Operations Related to Server-Side Encryption" in the Object Storage Service API Reference.