Cloud EKM now supports coordinated external keys. Coordinated external keys let you create and manage keys in a compatible external key management system from Cloud KMS over a VPC network

## Feature Cloud EKM now supports [coordinated external keys](https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/ekm#how-coordinated). Coordinated external keys let you create and manage keys in a compatible external key management system from Cloud KMS over a VPC network. For more information, see [EKM key management from Cloud KMS](https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/ekm#ekm-management-mode). Thales CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager is the first external key management partner system that is compatible with EKM key management from Cloud KMS.