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title: How to create a compliant volume to host healthcare data
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description: This page details the steps to follow to create a compliant Scaleway Block Storage volume to host healthcare data
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tags:
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dates:
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validation: 2025-11-12
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posted: 2025-11-12
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---
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import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'
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When hosting healthcare data using Scaleway Block Storage, you must follow the recommendations outlined in the [shared responsibility model](/block-storage/reference-content/storage-shared-responsibility-model/) to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, such as data protection laws, and industry standards.
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Adhering to these guidelines helps safeguard sensitive information against unauthorized access, breaches, and data loss, while also clarifying the roles and responsibilities between the cloud provider and the customer.
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<Requirements />
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- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
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- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
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- Signed an HDS contract with Scaleway for the guarantees outlined in the [shared responsibility model](/block-storage/reference-content/storage-shared-responsibility-model/) to apply
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## How to create a compliant volume
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To host healthcare data in compliance with HDS requirements, you must create a new Block Storage volume.
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1. Click **Block Storage** in the **Storage** section of the side menu. The Block Storage page displays.
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2. Click **+ Create volume**.
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3. Follow the steps in the creation wizard:
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- Select an [Availability Zone](/instances/concepts/#availability-zone) within the **PARIS** region.
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- Configure the volume:
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- Enter a name for your volume or leave the automatically generated name.
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- Select an [IOPS](/block-storage/concepts/#iops) option. You cannot edit the IOPS of a volume after its creation.
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- Define a volume size of at least 5 GB.
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- Optionally, select an **HDS-compliant Instance** from the drop-down to attach your volume. The Instance must be within the same Availability Zone as your volume.
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- Verify the estimated cost.
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4. Click **Create volume**. The volumes overview page displays.
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## How to encrypt data
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To guarantee compliance with HDS requirements, you must proactively encrypt data stored on the Block Storage volume using a reliable mechanism, such as [LUKS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Unified_Key_Setup).
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Refer to the dedicated documentation for comprehensive information on [how to encrypt volumes using Cryptsetup with LUKS](/tutorials/encrypt-volumes/).
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## How to delete data
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Data must be deleted in a compliant way to make sure data can not be retrieved by any means immediately afterward.
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To do so, delete data from your volume as you would with a standard Block Storage volume, then delete the encryption keys used to encrypt the deleted data.
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## Prohibited actions on a compliant volume
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To host healthcare data, you must comply with the following requirements:
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- You must not use an existing Block Storage volume.
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- You must not export snapshots to an Object Storage bucket **that is not HDS-compliant**. Refer to the [dedicated documentation](/object-storage/how-to/host-healthcare-data/) to create an HDS-compliant bucket.
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<Message type="important">
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Failure to comply with these requirements may lead to voiding compliance on the data contained in the volume.
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</Message>
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## Compliant volume creation checklist
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Make sure that your volume follows the requirements below:
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1. Make sure you are using a **new** Block Storage volume.
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2. Make sure you [created your volume](#how-to-create-a-compliant-volume) in an Availability Zone within the **France - Paris** region (`fr-par-1`, `fr-par-2`, `fr-par-3`).
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3. Use a [proactive encryption method](#how-to-encrypt-data) to encrypt your data.
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4. Follow the provided security best practices at all times.
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Refer to the [Storage Shared Responsibility Model](/block-storage/reference-content/storage-shared-responsibility-model/) for comprehensive information on the legal framework to host healthcare data.

pages/block-storage/menu.ts

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label: 'Mount a volume',
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slug: 'mount-a-volume',
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{
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label: 'Host healthcare data (HDS)',
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slug: 'host-healthcare-data',
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},
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{
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label: 'Increase the volume size',
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slug: 'increase-block-volume',

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