AWS KMS is a safe and resilient service that uses hardware security protocols that are tested or are in the process of being tested to protect our keys. AWS Key Management Service provides a highly available key storage, management, and auditing solution for you to encrypt data within your own applications and control the encryption of stored data across AWS services.
➤ Features of AWS KMS
It is an easy way to control and access your data using managed encryption. With AWS Key Management Service, the process of key management is reduced to a few simple clicks.
It is also integrated with other AWS services including Amazon EBS, Amazon S3, and Amazon RedShift to simplify the encryption of your data within these services.
➤ Why AWS Key Management Service?
Key Management Service is used to encrypt data in AWS. The main purpose of the AWS KMS is to store and manage those encryption keys. Data encryption is vital if you have sensitive data that must not be accessed by unauthorized users. Implement data encryption for both data at rest and data in transit.
➤ Steps to Create Keys Using AWS KMS
➤ Log in to your AWS account by clicking here
➤ Open Key Management Service (KMS) Console.
➤ Service Click on Encryption Keys and click on Create Key
➤ The next step is to give the alias or display name to the key and provide a description
➤ The next step is to decide who can be given permission to administer the new key by choosing one or more IAM users or roles.
➤ In the final step, you have to decide which users, roles, and other AWS accounts are allowed to use the key to encrypt and decrypt the data.
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Where we cover
- 00:00 = Introduction to Key Management service
- 00:25 = Agenda
- 01:10 = What is Key Management Service
- 06:34 = Creating AWS KMS Key & Use in S3 Bucket
- 15:24 = How to Assign KMS Keys to other AWS Services
- 19:07 = How to Delete and Clean KMS Keys
- 20:27 = Learning Path for AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate [SAA-C02]
- 21:27 = Free Master Class
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