Minor update to data encryption bang box
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@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ The current scoped DEKs and their purposes are detailed below:
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~> Management of these keys is handled entirely internally; the information
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provided in this section is purely for informational purposes.
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* `database`: This is the general-purpose DEK used to encrypt sensitive or
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secret values within the database.
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- `database`: This is the general-purpose DEK used to encrypt sensitive or
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secret values within the database.
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* `oplog`: This is used for encrypting oplog (operation log) values for the
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given scope.
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- `oplog`: This is used for encrypting oplog (operation log) values for the
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given scope.
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* `tokens`: This is used for encrypting tokens generated by auth methods within
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the given scope.
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- `tokens`: This is used for encrypting tokens generated by auth methods within
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the given scope.
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* `sessions`: This is used as a base key against which to derive
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session-specific encryption keys.
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- `sessions`: This is used as a base key against which to derive
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session-specific encryption keys.
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## The `worker-auth` KMS Key
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@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ On the client side, a user can use the `-recovery-config` flag with any
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operation on the CLI to specify a configuration file containing a suitable `kms`
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block. This functionality is also accessible via the Go SDK.
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~> This mechanism cannot be used to authorize a session, as there is no user
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information attached to these requests. Requests authorized via this mechanism
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will show a user of `u_recovery`.
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~> Requests authorized via this mechanism will show a user of `u_recovery`. This
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mechanism _cannot_ be used to authorize a session, as there is no uniquely
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identifying user information available.
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There are some other situations where this mechanism can be useful. For example,
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it is possible to use this mechanism, along with some defaults in the Terraform
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