kms:CreateKey

Write

kms:CreateKey is a Write access-level action in the kms service. Controls permission to create an AWS KMS key that can be used to protect data keys and other sensitive information

Resource types

This action does not support resource-level permissions; use "Resource": "*" in your policy.

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants kms:CreateKey.

aws:RequestTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access to the specified AWS KMS operations based on both the key and value of the tag in the request

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access to the specified AWS KMS operations based on tags assigned to the AWS KMS key

aws:TagKeys ArrayOfString

Filters access to the specified AWS KMS operations based on tag keys in the request

kms:BypassPolicyLockoutSafetyCheck Bool

Filters access to the CreateKey and PutKeyPolicy operations based on the value of the BypassPolicyLockoutSafetyCheck parameter in the request

kms:CallerAccount String

Filters access to specified AWS KMS operations based on the AWS account ID of the caller. You can use this condition key to allow or deny access to all IAM users and roles in an AWS account in a single policy statement

kms:KeyOrigin String

Filters access to an API operation based on the Origin property of the AWS KMS key created by or used in the operation. Use it to qualify authorization of the CreateKey operation or any operation that is authorized for a KMS key

kms:KeySpec String

Filters access to an API operation based on the KeySpec property of the AWS KMS key that is created by or used in the operation. Use it to qualify authorization of the CreateKey operation or any operation that is authorized for a KMS key resource

kms:KeyUsage String

Filters access to an API operation based on the KeyUsage property of the AWS KMS key created by or used in the operation. Use it to qualify authorization of the CreateKey operation or any operation that is authorized for a KMS key resource

kms:MultiRegion Bool

Filters access to an API operation based on the MultiRegion property of the AWS KMS key created by or used in the operation. Use it to qualify authorization of the CreateKey operation or any operation that is authorized for a KMS key resource

kms:MultiRegionKeyType String

Filters access to an API operation based on the MultiRegionKeyType property of the AWS KMS key created by or used in the operation. Use it to qualify authorization of the CreateKey operation or any operation that is authorized for a KMS key resource

kms:ViaService String

Filters access when a request made on the principal's behalf comes from a specified AWS service

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows kms:CreateKey. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowKmsCreateKey",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "kms:CreateKey",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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