Encrypt your Linux and Windows virtual machine disks
Azure Disk Encryption helps you address organizational security and compliance requirements, by encrypting your virtual machine disks with keys and policies that you control in Azure Key Vault. Azure Disk Encryption enables you to encrypt your virtual machine disks, including the boot and the data disks. The solution works for Linux and Windows operating systems, and it uses Key Vault to help you safeguard your disk encryption keys, manage key access policies, and audit use of your keys. All of the data in the virtual machine disks are encrypted at rest, using industry-standard encryption technology in your Azure Storage accounts. The Azure Disk Encryption solution for Windows is based on proven Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption, and the Linux solution is based on dm-crypt.
Azure Disk Encryption is only available on standard tier virtual machines, and is not supported for DS-Series virtual machines (premium storage tier).
