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KeyVault.createDataKey()
KeyVault.createDataKey(keyManagementService, customerMasterKey, ["keyAltName"])Adds a data encryption key to the key vault associated to the database connection. Client-Side Field Level Encryption uses data encryption keys for supporting encryption and decryption of field values.
This method is an alias for
createKey().
Compatibility
This command is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:
MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud
MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB
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