diff --git a/cmd/crypto/sse.go b/cmd/crypto/sse.go
index 44415e2cc..a94ab50cc 100644
--- a/cmd/crypto/sse.go
+++ b/cmd/crypto/sse.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/ioutil"
@@ -69,10 +71,59 @@ const (
 // domain is "SSE-S3".
 func (s3) String() string { return "SSE-S3" }
 
+// UnsealObjectKey extracts and decrypts the sealed object key
+// from the metadata using KMS and returns the decrypted object
+// key.
+func (sse s3) UnsealObjectKey(kms KMS, metadata map[string]string, bucket, object string) (key ObjectKey, err error) {
+	keyID, kmsKey, sealedKey, err := sse.ParseMetadata(metadata)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	unsealKey, err := kms.UnsealKey(keyID, kmsKey, Context{bucket: path.Join(bucket, object)})
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	err = key.Unseal(unsealKey, sealedKey, sse.String(), bucket, object)
+	return
+}
+
 // String returns the SSE domain as string. For SSE-C the
 // domain is "SSE-C".
 func (ssec) String() string { return "SSE-C" }
 
+// UnsealObjectKey extracts and decrypts the sealed object key
+// from the metadata using the SSE-C client key of the HTTP headers
+// and returns the decrypted object key.
+func (sse ssec) UnsealObjectKey(h http.Header, metadata map[string]string, bucket, object string) (key ObjectKey, err error) {
+	clientKey, err := sse.ParseHTTP(h)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return unsealObjectKey(clientKey, metadata, bucket, object)
+}
+
+// UnsealObjectKey extracts and decrypts the sealed object key
+// from the metadata using the SSE-Copy client key of the HTTP headers
+// and returns the decrypted object key.
+func (sse ssecCopy) UnsealObjectKey(h http.Header, metadata map[string]string, bucket, object string) (key ObjectKey, err error) {
+	clientKey, err := sse.ParseHTTP(h)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return unsealObjectKey(clientKey, metadata, bucket, object)
+}
+
+// unsealObjectKey decrypts and returns the sealed object key
+// from the metadata using the SSE-C client key.
+func unsealObjectKey(clientKey [32]byte, metadata map[string]string, bucket, object string) (key ObjectKey, err error) {
+	sealedKey, err := SSEC.ParseMetadata(metadata)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	err = key.Unseal(clientKey, sealedKey, SSEC.String(), bucket, object)
+	return
+}
+
 // EncryptSinglePart encrypts an io.Reader which must be the
 // the body of a single-part PUT request.
 func EncryptSinglePart(r io.Reader, key ObjectKey) io.Reader {
diff --git a/cmd/crypto/sse_test.go b/cmd/crypto/sse_test.go
index 2d1ccb64a..72e45b729 100644
--- a/cmd/crypto/sse_test.go
+++ b/cmd/crypto/sse_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 
 package crypto
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 func TestS3String(t *testing.T) {
 	const Domain = "SSE-S3"
@@ -29,3 +32,195 @@ func TestSSECString(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("SSEC's string method returns wrong domain: got '%s' - want '%s'", domain, Domain)
 	}
 }
+
+var ssecUnsealObjectKeyTests = []struct {
+	Headers        http.Header
+	Bucket, Object string
+	Metadata       map[string]string
+
+	ExpectedErr error
+}{
+	{ // 0 - Valid HTTP headers and valid metadata entries for bucket/object
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Algorithm": []string{"AES256"},
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key":       []string{"MzJieXRlc2xvbmdzZWNyZXRrZXltdXN0cHJvdmlkZWQ="},
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key-Md5":   []string{"7PpPLAK26ONlVUGOWlusfg=="},
+		},
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Sealed-Key":     "IAAfAMBdYor5tf/UlVaQvwYlw5yKbPBeQqfygqsfHqhu1wHD9KDAP4bw38AhL12prFTS23JbbR9Re5Qv26ZnlQ==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Seal-Algorithm": "DAREv2-HMAC-SHA256",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":             "coVfGS3I/CTrqexX5vUN+PQPoP9aUFiPYYrSzqTWfBA=",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: nil,
+	},
+	{ // 1 - Valid HTTP headers but invalid metadata entries for bucket/object2
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Algorithm": []string{"AES256"},
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key":       []string{"MzJieXRlc2xvbmdzZWNyZXRrZXltdXN0cHJvdmlkZWQ="},
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key-Md5":   []string{"7PpPLAK26ONlVUGOWlusfg=="},
+		},
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object2",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Sealed-Key":     "IAAfAMBdYor5tf/UlVaQvwYlw5yKbPBeQqfygqsfHqhu1wHD9KDAP4bw38AhL12prFTS23JbbR9Re5Qv26ZnlQ==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Seal-Algorithm": "DAREv2-HMAC-SHA256",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":             "coVfGS3I/CTrqexX5vUN+PQPoP9aUFiPYYrSzqTWfBA=",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: ErrSecretKeyMismatch,
+	},
+	{ // 2 - Valid HTTP headers but invalid metadata entries for bucket/object
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Algorithm": []string{"AES256"},
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key":       []string{"MzJieXRlc2xvbmdzZWNyZXRrZXltdXN0cHJvdmlkZWQ="},
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key-Md5":   []string{"7PpPLAK26ONlVUGOWlusfg=="},
+		},
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Sealed-Key": "IAAfAMBdYor5tf/UlVaQvwYlw5yKbPBeQqfygqsfHqhu1wHD9KDAP4bw38AhL12prFTS23JbbR9Re5Qv26ZnlQ==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":         "coVfGS3I/CTrqexX5vUN+PQPoP9aUFiPYYrSzqTWfBA=",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: errMissingInternalSealAlgorithm,
+	},
+	{ // 3 - Invalid HTTP headers for valid metadata entries for bucket/object
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Algorithm": []string{"AES256"},
+			"X-Amz-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key":       []string{"MzJieXRlc2xvbmdzZWNyZXRrZXltdXN0cHJvdmlkZWQ="},
+		},
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Sealed-Key":     "IAAfAMBdYor5tf/UlVaQvwYlw5yKbPBeQqfygqsfHqhu1wHD9KDAP4bw38AhL12prFTS23JbbR9Re5Qv26ZnlQ==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Seal-Algorithm": "DAREv2-HMAC-SHA256",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":             "coVfGS3I/CTrqexX5vUN+PQPoP9aUFiPYYrSzqTWfBA=",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: ErrMissingCustomerKeyMD5,
+	},
+}
+
+func TestSSECUnsealObjectKey(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, test := range ssecUnsealObjectKeyTests {
+		if _, err := SSEC.UnsealObjectKey(test.Headers, test.Metadata, test.Bucket, test.Object); err != test.ExpectedErr {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: got: %v - want: %v", i, err, test.ExpectedErr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+var sseCopyUnsealObjectKeyTests = []struct {
+	Headers        http.Header
+	Bucket, Object string
+	Metadata       map[string]string
+
+	ExpectedErr error
+}{
+	{ // 0 - Valid HTTP headers and valid metadata entries for bucket/object
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Algorithm": []string{"AES256"},
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key":       []string{"MzJieXRlc2xvbmdzZWNyZXRrZXltdXN0cHJvdmlkZWQ="},
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key-Md5":   []string{"7PpPLAK26ONlVUGOWlusfg=="},
+		},
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Sealed-Key":     "IAAfAMBdYor5tf/UlVaQvwYlw5yKbPBeQqfygqsfHqhu1wHD9KDAP4bw38AhL12prFTS23JbbR9Re5Qv26ZnlQ==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Seal-Algorithm": "DAREv2-HMAC-SHA256",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":             "coVfGS3I/CTrqexX5vUN+PQPoP9aUFiPYYrSzqTWfBA=",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: nil,
+	},
+	{ // 1 - Valid HTTP headers but invalid metadata entries for bucket/object2
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Algorithm": []string{"AES256"},
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key":       []string{"MzJieXRlc2xvbmdzZWNyZXRrZXltdXN0cHJvdmlkZWQ="},
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key-Md5":   []string{"7PpPLAK26ONlVUGOWlusfg=="},
+		},
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object2",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Sealed-Key":     "IAAfAMBdYor5tf/UlVaQvwYlw5yKbPBeQqfygqsfHqhu1wHD9KDAP4bw38AhL12prFTS23JbbR9Re5Qv26ZnlQ==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Seal-Algorithm": "DAREv2-HMAC-SHA256",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":             "coVfGS3I/CTrqexX5vUN+PQPoP9aUFiPYYrSzqTWfBA=",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: ErrSecretKeyMismatch,
+	},
+	{ // 2 - Valid HTTP headers but invalid metadata entries for bucket/object
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Algorithm": []string{"AES256"},
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key":       []string{"MzJieXRlc2xvbmdzZWNyZXRrZXltdXN0cHJvdmlkZWQ="},
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key-Md5":   []string{"7PpPLAK26ONlVUGOWlusfg=="},
+		},
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Sealed-Key": "IAAfAMBdYor5tf/UlVaQvwYlw5yKbPBeQqfygqsfHqhu1wHD9KDAP4bw38AhL12prFTS23JbbR9Re5Qv26ZnlQ==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":         "coVfGS3I/CTrqexX5vUN+PQPoP9aUFiPYYrSzqTWfBA=",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: errMissingInternalSealAlgorithm,
+	},
+	{ // 3 - Invalid HTTP headers for valid metadata entries for bucket/object
+		Headers: http.Header{
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Algorithm": []string{"AES256"},
+			"X-Amz-Copy-Source-Server-Side-Encryption-Customer-Key":       []string{"MzJieXRlc2xvbmdzZWNyZXRrZXltdXN0cHJvdmlkZWQ="},
+		},
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Sealed-Key":     "IAAfAMBdYor5tf/UlVaQvwYlw5yKbPBeQqfygqsfHqhu1wHD9KDAP4bw38AhL12prFTS23JbbR9Re5Qv26ZnlQ==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Seal-Algorithm": "DAREv2-HMAC-SHA256",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":             "coVfGS3I/CTrqexX5vUN+PQPoP9aUFiPYYrSzqTWfBA=",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: ErrMissingCustomerKeyMD5,
+	},
+}
+
+func TestSSECopyUnsealObjectKey(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, test := range sseCopyUnsealObjectKeyTests {
+		if _, err := SSECopy.UnsealObjectKey(test.Headers, test.Metadata, test.Bucket, test.Object); err != test.ExpectedErr {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: got: %v - want: %v", i, err, test.ExpectedErr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+var s3UnsealObjectKeyTests = []struct {
+	KMS            KMS
+	Bucket, Object string
+	Metadata       map[string]string
+
+	ExpectedErr error
+}{
+	{ // 0 - Valid KMS key-ID and valid metadata entries for bucket/object
+		KMS:    NewKMS([32]byte{}),
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":                "hhVY0LKR1YtZbzAKxTWUfZt5enDfYX6Fxz1ma8Kiudc=",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-S3-Sealed-Key":     "IAAfALhsOeD5AE3s5Zgq3DZ5VFGsOa3B0ksVC86veDcaj+fXv2U0VadhPaOKYr9Emd5ssOsO0uIhIIrKiOy9rA==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-S3-Kms-Sealed-Key": "IAAfAMRS2iw45FsfiF3QXajSYVWj1lxMpQm6DxDGPtADCX6fJQQ4atHBtfpgqJFyeQmIHsm0FBI+UlHw1Lv4ug==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-S3-Kms-Key-Id":     "test-key-1",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Seal-Algorithm":    "DAREv2-HMAC-SHA256",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: nil,
+	},
+	{ // 1 - Valid KMS key-ID for invalid metadata entries for bucket/object
+		KMS:    NewKMS([32]byte{}),
+		Bucket: "bucket",
+		Object: "object",
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-Iv":                "hhVY0LKR1YtZbzAKxTWUfZt5enDfYX6Fxz1ma8Kiudc=",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-S3-Sealed-Key":     "IAAfALhsOeD5AE3s5Zgq3DZ5VFGsOa3B0ksVC86veDcaj+fXv2U0VadhPaOKYr9Emd5ssOsO0uIhIIrKiOy9rA==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-S3-Kms-Sealed-Key": "IAAfAMRS2iw45FsfiF3QXajSYVWj1lxMpQm6DxDGPtADCX6fJQQ4atHBtfpgqJFyeQmIHsm0FBI+UlHw1Lv4ug==",
+			"X-Minio-Internal-Server-Side-Encryption-S3-Kms-Key-Id":     "test-key-1",
+		},
+		ExpectedErr: errMissingInternalSealAlgorithm,
+	},
+}
+
+func TestS3UnsealObjectKey(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, test := range s3UnsealObjectKeyTests {
+		if _, err := S3.UnsealObjectKey(test.KMS, test.Metadata, test.Bucket, test.Object); err != test.ExpectedErr {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: got: %v - want: %v", i, err, test.ExpectedErr)
+		}
+	}
+}