# Snapshot stored in GCS bucket will be encrypted

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-stored-in-gcs-bucket-will-be-encrypted/254700>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-stored-in-gcs-bucket-will-be-encrypted/254700 "2020-11-09T02:45:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![knagasri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/47e85d/32.png) [@knagasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/knagasri)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-stored-in-gcs-bucket-will-be-encrypted/254700/1 "2020-11-09T02:45:20Z")

</div>

If the elasticsearch data is backed up to gcs bucket. Is data will be in encrypted form. If not how to achieve this?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-stored-in-gcs-bucket-will-be-encrypted/254700/2 "2020-11-09T02:49:58Z")

</div>

Elasticsearch doesn't currently allow for direct encryption of backups.

If the bucket is encrypted then it will be, but that's outside what Elasticsearch can handle for you.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-stored-in-gcs-bucket-will-be-encrypted/254700/3 "2020-12-07T02:50:19Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.