# \[RELEASE\] Introducing database-level encryption for AWS clusters - 1 May 2024
**URL:** https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-introducing-database-level-encryption-for-aws-clusters-1-may-2024/1928
**Category:** Release Notes
**Tags:** cloud, cloud-release
**Created:** [May 1, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-introducing-database-level-encryption-for-aws-clusters-1-may-2024/1928 "2024-05-01T10:54:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Michael.Hollander](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Michael.Hollander)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-introducing-database-level-encryption-for-aws-clusters-1-may-2024/1928/1 "2024-05-01T10:54:49Z")
ScyllaDB Cloud now offers sensitive data protection by enabling database-level encryption for AWS based database clusters. This encryption is on top of the existing storage-based encryption.When creating a new cluster, users can enable database-level encryption by either creating a key via their own AWS KMS account (available in our Premium tier offering), or by using a ScyllaDB-managed key.
- Data is protected from unauthorized access.
- All data in backup files is also encrypted and protected.
- Access to encryption keys and data requires different levels of authorization.
For more information, see our [documentation](https://cloud.docs.scylladb.com/stable/security/encryption-at-rest#encryption-at-rest-database-level).
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### Author:  [@Krishthick\_D](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Krishthick_D)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/release-introducing-database-level-encryption-for-aws-clusters-1-may-2024/1928/2 "2024-06-20T01:23:24Z")
Amazing …i didn’t expect this…