What are KMS alias used for
You can use an alias to identify a KMS key in the AWS KMS console, the DescribeKey operation, and cryptographic operations like Decrypt and GenerateDataKey. By adding, deleting, or updating an alias, you can grant or revoke permission to the KMS key.
What is KMS key alias
An alias is a standalone AWS resource; actions you take on it have no bearing on the KMS key it is associated with. You can create an alias for a KMS key, update it to be associated with a different KMS key, or even delete it without any impact on the KMS key.
When a data key is requested AWS kms returns both the encrypted and plaintext key back to
The user is in charge of key management and KMS generates a data key when a user calls kms:GenerateDataKey, encrypts it with the CMK, and then returns a plaintext and encrypted data key pair (steps 2 & 3 above).
Can I use KMS alias in IAM
A KMS key cannot be identified in an IAM policy statement using a key id, alias name, or alias ARN.
What is KMS key ID
An AWS KMS key is a logical representation of a cryptographic key that includes metadata such as the key ID, key spec, key usage, creation date, description, and key state as well as a reference to the key material that is used when performing cryptographic operations with the KMS key.
Can a KMS key have multiple aliases
You can associate an alias with any customer managed key in the same AWS account and Region, but you are not authorized to associate an alias with an AWS managed key. Each alias is associated with one KMS key at a time. The alias and its KMS key must be in the same account and Region.
What is key alias in keystore
Using your third-party certificate management tool, create a key alias, which is a label for a specific key within a keystore.
How do I remove a KMS alias
Use DeleteAlias to remove the current alias from a KMS key, CreateAlias to create a new alias, or UpdateAlias to link an existing alias to a different KMS key.
How do I create a KMS alias
The alias must be unique in the account and Region, but you can have aliases with the same name in different Regions. A valid KMS key is required. For more information about aliases, see Using aliases in the Key Management Service Developer Guide.
What is Amazon alias
This section describes Amazon account aliases and lists the API operations you use to create an alias. About account aliases If you want your company name (or other friendly identifier) to appear in the URL for your sign-in page instead of your Amazon account ID, you can create an account alias.
What is your alias name
An alias can be any name used in place of ones birth name; while there may be good reasons for doing so, criminals frequently use them in order to conceal their true identities or because they have a quick nickname they prefer to their birth name.
Which of the following are examples of the default alias naming convention for AWS managed KMS keys
For instance, the alias for the AWS managed key for Amazon DynamoDB is aws/dynamodb. Aliases for these KMS keys always take the form aws/ service-name>.
How do I encrypt AWS KMS
To encrypt and decrypt with data keys, use the AWS Encryption SDK instead of AWS KMS, which neither stores nor manages data keys. KMS keys are backed by FIPS-validated hardware service modules (HSMs) that AWS KMS manages. To manage your own HSMs, use AWS CloudHSM.
When a data key is requested AWS KMS returns both the encrypted and plaintext key back to
The user is in charge of key management and KMS generates a data key when a user calls kms:GenerateDataKey, encrypts it with the CMK, and then returns a plaintext and encrypted data key pair (steps 2 & 3 above).
How do I create an alias AWS account
Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/ .
- Select Dashboard from the navigation pane.
- Locate Account Alias under AWS Account and select Create.
- Choose Save changes after entering the name you want to use for your alias.
How do I create AWS managed keys
To change the AWS Region, use the Region selector in the top-right corner of the page. In the navigation pane, choose Customer managed keys. Select Create key. Sign in to the AWS Management Console. Open the AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) console.