Enum ProtectionLevel (2.75.0)
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public enum ProtectionLevel extends Enum<ProtectionLevel> implements ProtocolMessageEnum
ProtectionLevel specifies how
cryptographic operations are performed. For more information, see Protection
levels.
Protobuf enum google.cloud.kms.v1.ProtectionLevel
Static Fields
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Name |
Description |
EXTERNAL |
Crypto operations are performed by an external key manager.
EXTERNAL = 3;
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EXTERNAL_VALUE |
Crypto operations are performed by an external key manager.
EXTERNAL = 3;
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EXTERNAL_VPC |
Crypto operations are performed in an EKM-over-VPC backend.
EXTERNAL_VPC = 4;
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EXTERNAL_VPC_VALUE |
Crypto operations are performed in an EKM-over-VPC backend.
EXTERNAL_VPC = 4;
|
HSM |
Crypto operations are performed in a Hardware Security Module.
HSM = 2;
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HSM_VALUE |
Crypto operations are performed in a Hardware Security Module.
HSM = 2;
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PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSPECIFIED |
Not specified.
PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
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PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSPECIFIED_VALUE |
Not specified.
PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
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SOFTWARE |
Crypto operations are performed in software.
SOFTWARE = 1;
|
SOFTWARE_VALUE |
Crypto operations are performed in software.
SOFTWARE = 1;
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UNRECOGNIZED |
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Static Methods
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Name |
Description |
forNumber(int value) |
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getDescriptor() |
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internalGetValueMap() |
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valueOf(Descriptors.EnumValueDescriptor desc) |
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valueOf(int value) |
Deprecated. Use #forNumber(int) instead.
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valueOf(String name) |
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values() |
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Methods
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Name |
Description |
getDescriptorForType() |
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getNumber() |
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getValueDescriptor() |
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how\ncryptographic operations are performed. For more information, see [Protection\nlevels](https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/algorithms#protection_levels).\n\nProtobuf enum `google.cloud.kms.v1.ProtectionLevel` \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[ProtocolMessageEnum](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ProtocolMessageEnum.html) \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[Enum.\\\u003cT\\\u003evalueOf(Class\\\u003cT\\\u003e,String)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#valueOf-java.lang.Class-java.lang.String-) \n[Enum.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#clone--) \n[Enum.compareTo(E)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#compareTo-E-) \n[Enum.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) \n[Enum.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#finalize--) \n[Enum.getDeclaringClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#getDeclaringClass--) \n[Enum.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#hashCode--) \n[Enum.name()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#name--) \n[Enum.ordinal()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#ordinal--) \n[Enum.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Enum.html#toString--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)"]]