create_kms_alias {aws.kms}

Create/Delete KMS Key Alias

Description

Manage KMS key aliases.

Usage

create_kms_alias(key, alias, ...)

delete_kms_alias(alias, ...)

update_kms_alias(key, alias, ...)

list_kms_aliases(n, marker, ...)

Arguments

key

A character string specifying a key ID, Amazon Resource Name (ARN), alias name, or alias ARN. When using an alias name, prefix it with “alias/”.

alias

A character string specifying an alias name.

...

Additional arguments passed to kmsHTTP.

n

For list_kms_alises, an integer specifying a number of keys to return (for pagination).

marker

For list_kms_alises, a pagination marker.

Details

create_kms_alias creates an alias for KMS key, which can be used in place of the KeyId or ARN. A given key can have multiple aliases. delete_kms_alias deletes an named alias. update_kms_alias reassigns an alias to a new key.

See Also

create_kms_key, delete_kms_key, encrypt