[ProtectionLevel][google.cloud.kms.v1.ProtectionLevel] specifies how cryptographic operations are performed.
For more information, see Protection levels.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-07 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis webpage documents the \u003ccode\u003eProtectionLevel\u003c/code\u003e enum within the \u003ccode\u003eGoogle.Cloud.Kms.V1\u003c/code\u003e namespace, specifically for version 2.5.0 of the library.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eProtectionLevel\u003c/code\u003e enum defines how cryptographic operations are executed, with options including \u003ccode\u003eExternal\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eHsm\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eSoftware\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eUnspecified\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe page also offers a detailed history of version releases for \u003ccode\u003eProtectionLevel\u003c/code\u003e, with version 3.16.0 being the most recent and 2.2.0 the oldest within this history list.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe information contained within this page describes the different options available for cryptographic operations, depending on the hardware and software requirements or needs of the user.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,[]]