AWS Security Blog
Tag: Security
Add a layer of security for AWS IAM Identity Center user portal sign-in with context-aware email-based verification
September 12, 2022: This blog post has been updated to reflect the new name of AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) – AWS IAM Identity Center. Read more about the name change here. If you’re an IT administrator of a growing workforce, your users will require access to a growing number of business applications and AWS accounts. […]
How to manage security governance using DevOps methodologies
I’ve conducted more security audits and reviews than I can comfortably count, and I’ve found that these reviews can be surprisingly open to interpretation (as much as they try not to be). Many companies use spreadsheets to explain and limit business risks, with an annual review to confirm the continued suitability of their controls. However, […]
Use AWS Secrets Manager client-side caching libraries to improve the availability and latency of using your secrets
At AWS, we offer features that make it easier for you to follow the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) best practice of using short-term credentials. For example, you can use an IAM role that rotates and distributes short-term AWS credentials to your applications automatically. Similarly, you can configure AWS Secrets Manager to rotate a […]
How to create and retrieve secrets managed in AWS Secrets Manager using AWS CloudFormation templates
Updated November 15, 2018: We added information to make variables more clear in the sample template. AWS Secrets Manager now integrates with AWS CloudFormation so you can create and retrieve secrets securely using CloudFormation. This integration makes it easier to automate provisioning your AWS infrastructure. For example, without any code changes, you can generate unique […]
How to create and manage users within AWS IAM Identity Center
April 25, 2023: We’ve updated this blog post to include more security learning resources. September 12, 2022: This blog post has been updated to reflect the new name of AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) – AWS IAM Identity Center. Read more about the name change here. AWS IAM Identity Center is a cloud service that allows […]
How to clone an AWS CloudHSM cluster across regions
Feb 17, 2025: This blog post references AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 3, which is no longer the recommended version. AWS recommends that you use the latest version, AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 5, which provides updated functionality and commands. We are currently working on an updated blog post for CloudHSM Client SDK 5. See the AWS […]
How to use AWS Secrets Manager to rotate credentials for all Amazon RDS database types, including Oracle
August 31, 2021: AWS KMS is replacing the term customer master key (CMK) with AWS KMS key and KMS key. The concept has not changed. To prevent breaking changes, AWS KMS is keeping some variations of this term. More info. You can now use AWS Secrets Manager to rotate credentials for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, […]
How to connect to AWS Secrets Manager service within a Virtual Private Cloud
You can now use AWS Secrets Manager with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) endpoints powered by AWS Privatelink and keep traffic between your VPC and Secrets Manager within the AWS network. AWS Secrets Manager is a secrets management service that helps you protect access to your applications, services, and IT resources. This service enables […]
How to access secrets across AWS accounts by attaching resource-based policies
October 29, 2021: AWS KMS is replacing the term customer master key (CMK) with AWS KMS key and KMS key. The concept has not changed. To prevent breaking changes, AWS KMS is keeping some variations of this term. More info. You can use AWS Secrets Manager to rotate, manage, and retrieve secrets such as database […]
How to encrypt and sign DynamoDB data in your application
August 31, 2021: AWS KMS is replacing the term customer master key (CMK) with AWS KMS key and KMS key. The concept has not changed. To prevent breaking changes, AWS KMS is keeping some variations of this term. More info. If you store sensitive or confidential data in Amazon DynamoDB, you might want to encrypt […]