KMS keys never rotated
AWS KMS rotates AWS-managed keys yearly. Customer-managed keys (CMK) you must enable yourself.
support/cloud-platforms/kms-keys-rotationsteps: 4
Try this first
- Enable 'Automatic key rotation' on CMK in KMS, yearly
- Audit which services use which keys via key policy and CloudTrail
- No manual key export, KMS keys never leave KMS
- For multi-region, use multi-region keys from the start
When to bring us in
For HIPAA/PCI, use CloudHSM or dedicated HSMs.
See also
- Everyone logs in with the AWS root accountRoot is for emergencies and billing. Day-to-day work belongs in IAM users or SSO.
- Every developer has AdministratorAccessAdministratorAccess everywhere is convenient now, painful later. Start with role-based policies.
- Everyone has individual IAM users with their own passwordIdentity Center (formerly AWS SSO) links to your IdP and issues temporary credentials per session.
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