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[DOC-13979]: Add a note to the Encryption at Rest page, stating that field-level encryption is available #63

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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ Encryption at rest supports encrypting multiple types of data within your Couchb
* *Logs* - Server log files (note: encrypting logs will break fluent-bit log streaming)
* *Audit logs* - Security audit trail data

[NOTE]
.Field-Level Encryption in Applications
====
Applications can use the SDK to encrypt specific fields.
Depending on your application's requirements, field-level encryption may be more appropriate than encrypting the entire bucket.
See the SDK documentation for your development language for more information.
For example:

* Go SDK: xref:go-sdk:howtos:encrypting-using-sdk.adoc[]
* Java SDK: xref:java-sdk:howtos:encrypting-using-sdk.adoc[]
* Python SDK: xref:python-sdk:howtos:encrypting-using-sdk.adoc[]
====

== Key Types

Couchbase offers flexibility in how encryption keys are managed through three different key types:
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