- [KEK](#kek): A secret and unique key used to en/decrypt the OEK and never stored anywhere. It is(re-)generated whenever en/decrypting an object using an external secret key and public parameters.
- [EK](#ek): An external secret key - either the SSE-C client-provided key or a secret key generated by the KMS.

| Path            | Description                                      |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| `/api/requests` | Metrics over all requests                        |
| `/api/bucket`   | Metrics over all requests split by bucket labels |
|                 |                                                  |


### System metrics

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## MinIO extension to Bucket Versioning

### Idempotent versions on directory objects

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**MinIO sends LDAP credentials to the LDAP server for validation. So we _strongly recommend_ to use MinIO with AD/LDAP server over TLS or StartTLS _only_. Using plain-text connection between MinIO and LDAP server means _credentials can be compromised_ by anyone listening to network traffic.**