Editing Key management (section)

==Challenges==
Several challenges IT organizations face when trying to control and manage their encryption keys are:
# Scalability: Managing a large number of encryption keys.
# Security: Vulnerability of keys from outside hackers, malicious insiders.
# Availability: Ensuring data accessibility for authorized users.
# Heterogeneity: Supporting multiple databases, applications and standards.
# Governance: Defining policy-driven access control and protection for data.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slideshare.net/Tina-stewart/security-policy-and-enterprise-key-management-from-vormetric |title=Security Policy and Key Management: Centrally Manage Encryption Key |publisher=Slideshare.net |date=2012-08-13 |access-date=2013-08-06}}</ref> Governance includes compliance with [[Information privacy|data protection]] requirements.