Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Secure Google Cloud workloads end to end, from identity and network boundaries to data protection and compliance, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam.

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Google Cloud feature

external over internet

Topic in 1 exam domain

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Also called: EXTERNAL

A Cloud EKM protection level where communication with an external key manager occurs over the public internet.

Where this appears on the exam

1 subdomain in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 3
Ensuring data protection
~23% of exam
1. 3.2Managing encryption at rest, in transit, and in use
  - Identifying use cases for Google default encryption, customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK), and Cloud External Key Manager (EKM).

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Last updated October 23, 2026

Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Secure Google Cloud workloads end to end, from identity and network boundaries to data protection and compliance, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Google Cloud feature

external over internet

Topic in 1 exam domain

X LinkedIn Facebook Reddit

Also called: EXTERNAL

A Cloud EKM protection level where communication with an external key manager occurs over the public internet.

Where this appears on the exam

1 subdomain in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 3
Ensuring data protection
~23% of exam
1. 3.2Managing encryption at rest, in transit, and in use
  - Identifying use cases for Google default encryption, customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK), and Cloud External Key Manager (EKM).

How learners score on this topic

Last updated October 23, 2026

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