Getting Started with AWS Key Management Service

The best way to understand AWS Key Management Service is to review the Developer's Guide, part of our technical documentation. You can use the AWS Management Console or AWS KMS APIs to create your first key and define a policy to control how it can be used in minutes.

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Read the guide

The best way to understand KMS is to read the AWS Key Management Service Developer's Guide. This guide will walk you through setting up your first master key and using it with an AWS cloud service.  

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Try the console

The easiest way to start using KMS is to use the console user interface. Located in the IAM (Identity and Access Management) section of the console under "Encryption Keys"; this user interface will walk you through setting up new keys and policies.

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Get the SDK

AWS Key Management Service is supported in the AWS SDKs so you can easily make AWS calls using KMS as well as integrate KMS managed encryption into your own applications. To get started; visit the AWS Developer’s site today.

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