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KMS

AWS KMS is a managed service for creating and controlling keys used to encrypt or sign data. The keys stay inside KMS and are protected by validated hardware security modules.

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  • AWS Management Console
  • AWS Command Line Interface
  • AWS KMS REST API
  • AWS SDKs
  • AWS Encryption SDK
  • AWS KMS key policies
  • IAM policies
  • AWS KMS eventual consistency

Source: AWS Key Management Service - AWS Key Management Service. Checked 2026-11-03.