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# Object Storage - Local Zones specifications

OVHcloud Object Storage in Local Zones provides a scalable, durable, and low-latency solution for storing and accessing unstructured data. Designed to meet the needs of various applications, it offers a robust platform for data storage with specific enhancements for Local Zones to ensure high performance and availability.

 

## Capabilities and limitations

### How bucket access is handled

All access keys within a project can access all buckets across all Local Zones.

 

### Performance classes

- **Standard:** Performance classes in Local Zones are the same as OVHcloud standard performance, ensuring consistency in data handling and access speeds.

Once OVHcloud releases new storage classes, the potential for expanding Local Zones to support high-performance classes will be evaluated.

 

### Feature set

The feature sets for Object Storage in regions and Local Zones are mostly the same. However, some key differences are highlighted in the features matrix in [this guide](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/object-storage/compliancy.md).

**Warning:**

**NOTE:** For Local Zones, the number of objects and used space are currently unavailable in the OVHcloud Control Panel.

 

### Encryption and Versioning

#### Encryption

- **Current State:** Encryption is not supported in Local Zones, meaning that data is not encrypted at rest by the service.
- **Supported Encryption:** Server-Side Encryption with Customer-Provided Keys (SSeC) is supported. This allows users to encrypt their data before sending it to the object storage service, providing a layer of security.

 

#### Versioning

- **Current State:** Versioning is supported by API, allowing users to maintain multiple versions of an object in a bucket.
- **Future Plans:** Versioning support will be further integrated into the API later, providing more comprehensive management and control over object versions.

 

### User Policies (not supported)

- **Overview:** User policies can theoretically be used to grant specific access to users. However, these policies do not alter the access model for Local Zones.
- **Impact:** All access keys within a project have unrestricted access to all buckets in Local Zones, which may not meet all security requirements for some users.
- **Future Plans:** Enhancements to user policy management are being considered for future updates.

 

## Go further

Browse all the [Object Storage (S3™-compatible) guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/object-storage/landing-page-object-storage.md).

Browse the rest of the [OVHcloud US documentation](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/index.md) for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about [Object Storage](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/object-storage/) on the OVHcloud US website.

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