VAST ensures advanced security and encryption through a robust framework built on a hardened operating system and FIPS 140-3 validated AES-XTS-256 encryption for data at rest, combined with TLS 1.3 for data in transit. The platform supports external key management systems (EKM) using KMIP protocols, enabling secure creation, rotation, revocation, and renewal of keys such as the Master Key (MK), Key Encryption Key (KEK), and Data Encryption Key (DEK). Keys are securely loaded into memory and never exposed via APIs or disk, with strict controls like disabling core dumps and kernel debugging to prevent key leakage.

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