AWS Secrets Manager is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region

Posted on: Jun 11, 2019

Customers in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region can now use AWS Secrets Manager to manage secrets such as database passwords and API keys needed to access their applications, services, and IT resources.

AWS Secrets Manager enables you to retrieve and manage secrets throughout their lifecycle. AWS Secrets Manager also makes it easier to follow the security best practice of using short-term secrets by rotating secrets safely on a schedule that you determine. For example, you can configure AWS Secrets Manager to rotate a database credential daily, turning a typical long-term secret in to a short-term secret that is rotated automatically. To learn more about AWS Secrets Manager, visit the documentation or read our blogs on Store, Distribute, and Rotate Credentials Securely and Rotate Amazon RDS database credentials automatically with AWS Secrets Manager

Including previously announced regions—Asia Pacific (Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo), Canada (Central), EU (Frankfurt, Ireland, London, Paris, Stockholm), South America (São Paulo), US West (N. California, Oregon), and US East (N. Virginia, Ohio)—AWS Secrets Manager is available in 17 AWS regions. To get started, visit the AWS Secrets Manager home page. To get started, visit the Secrets Manager home page.