Backblaze
Connect Backblaze to Safeguard: what it provides, how to set it up, and the frameworks it provides evidence for.
Connect Backblaze to collect cloud storage provider evidence with automated compliance tests, switched on per workspace.
| Category | Cloud Storage Provider |
| Connect with | API token |
| What a connection produces | Automated compliance tests |
| Backblaze's guide | backblaze.com |
Connect with an API token
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In Backblaze:
- In the Backblaze web console, go to Application Keys under B2 Cloud Storage.
- Click Add a New Application Key and enter a name.
- For bucket access choose All (Safeguard lists buckets), and set the type of access to Read Only.
- Click Create New Key.
- Copy the keyID and the applicationKey: the applicationKey appears only once.
Where to find the other values:
- Key ID: The keyID shown for the key on the Application Keys page.
Backblaze shows the secret only once, so copy it before you leave the page.
Backblaze's public documentation does not cover every step.
Backblaze's docs list listBuckets, readBucketEncryption and readBucketRetentions as key capabilities, but do not say which capabilities a Read Only key from the web console receives. To set exactly those capabilities, create the key with the Native API b2_create_key operation; the CLI syntax was not sourced.
Source: backblaze.com, backblaze.com, checked 2026-10-07.
The permissions Safeguard needs:
listBuckets,readBucketEncryption,readBucketRetentions. -
On Compliance › Connectors, open Backblaze, click Connect, choose API token and fill in:
Field What to enter Key ID Required. Application key Required. Stored encrypted and never shown again. -
Click Connect with token.
Frameworks
Safeguard's automated tests read Backblaze and map to the controls below. When a test passes, the result is evidence toward each control it maps to, in every framework listed. It is evidence toward a control, not proof that the control is met on its own.
| Framework | Evidence | Controls | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC2 | Automated tests | A1.2, CC6.1, CC6.6 | 3 |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Automated tests | A.8.13, A.8.20, A.8.24 | 3 |
| HIPAA Security Rule | Automated tests | 164.308(a)(7), 164.312(a)(1), 164.312(e)(1) | 3 |
| PCI DSS | Automated tests | 1.3.1, 3.5.1 | 2 |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | Automated tests | PR.DS-01, PR.DS-11, PR.IR-01 | 3 |
These tests are switched on per workspace by the Safeguard team.
Related
- Cloud Storage Provider connectors
- Compliance connectors: how connecting works, card statuses and multiple accounts
- Connector setup reference: every connector in one table
- Frameworks and connectors: how connectors provide evidence for frameworks