Create an Encryption Key Using AWS KMS Service
- Login into this link: [https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/kms/home?region=us-east-2#/kms/keys](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/kms/home?region%3Dus-east-2%23/kms/keys&sa=D&ust=1555721506856000.
- Select Create Key.
- Select Next.
- Select Next.
- Give permissions to IAM roles or users to use this key in encryption.
- Select Finish.
Sample JSON File for setting up IAM roles:
{
"Id": "key-consolepolicy-3",
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "Enable IAM User Permissions",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::735646515482:root"
},
"Action": "kms:*",
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow access for Key Administrators",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::735646515482:user/mohamed.khaled@incorta.com"
},
"Action": [
"kms:Create*",
"kms:Describe*",
"kms:Enable*",
"kms:List*",
"kms:Put*",
"kms:Update*",
"kms:Revoke*",
"kms:Disable*",
"kms:Get*",
"kms:Delete*",
"kms:TagResource",
"kms:UntagResource",
"kms:ScheduleKeyDeletion",
"kms:CancelKeyDeletion"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow use of the key",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::735646515482:user/mohamed.khaled@incorta.com"
},
"Action": [
"kms:Encrypt",
"kms:Decrypt",
"kms:ReEncrypt*",
"kms:GenerateDataKey*",
"kms:DescribeKey"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "Allow attachment of persistent resources",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": {
"AWS": "arn:aws:iam::735646515482:user/x@incorta.com"
},
"Action": [
"kms:CreateGrant",
"kms:ListGrants",
"kms:RevokeGrant"
],
"Resource": "*",
"Condition": {
"Bool": {
"kms:GrantIsForAWSResource": "true"
}
}
}
]
}