Delivers network security from the cloud with identity at its centre; Microsoft's offering, Global Secure Access, combines Internet Access with Private Access. Here SSE has nothing to do with server-side encryption.
Also called SSE.
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Terms in this definition
- IDENTITY
A column property, written IDENTITY(seed, increment), that gives each new row the next number in a rising sequence. SCOPE_IDENTITY reports the latest value created in the current scope, and a rolled-back transaction still uses up the numbers it took.
- Global Secure Access
Brand covering Microsoft's SSE (Security Service Edge) products, namely Internet Access and Private Access from Entra, which are set up through the Microsoft Entra admin center.
- Server-side encryption
Encryption at rest that Azure Storage always applies to managed disks, with keys managed by the platform or the customer. Caches and temp disks are excluded, and a VHD you download is unencrypted.
Related terms
- SASE
Cloud-delivered approach that merges network access and security. Linking an SSE or SASE solution lets Purview network data security detect sensitive information flowing to cloud and AI apps.