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UpdateKeyDescription
Replaces the description of a customer managed CMK with one that you specify. You
can use
this operation to add, change, or delete the CMK description. You cannot update the
description of a CMK when its key state is PendingDeletion.
A CMK description is optional. To see the description of a CMK, use the DescribeKey operation.
You cannot perform this operation on a CMK in a different AWS account.
The result of this operation varies with the key state of the CMK. For details, see How Key State Affects Use of a Customer Master Key in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide.
Request Syntax
{ "Description": "string", "KeyId": "string" }
Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
Note
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.
- Description
-
New description for the CMK.
Enter a description that explains the type of data you plan to protect or the application you plan to use with the CMK. The Default master key that protects my ... when no other key is defined description format is reserved for AWS managed CMKs.
To delete an existing description, enter an empty string.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 8192.
Required: Yes
- KeyId
-
A unique identifier for the customer master key (CMK).
Specify the key ID or the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the CMK.
For example:
-
Key ID:
1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab -
Key ARN:
arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab
To get the key ID and key ARN for a CMK, use ListKeys or DescribeKey.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.
Required: Yes
-
Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- DependencyTimeoutException
-
The system timed out while trying to fulfill the request. The request can be retried.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- InvalidArnException
-
The request was rejected because a specified ARN, or an ARN in a key policy, is not valid.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- KMSInternalException
-
The request was rejected because an internal exception occurred. The request can be retried.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- KMSInvalidStateException
-
The request was rejected because the state of the specified resource is not valid for this request.
For more information about how key state affects the use of a CMK, see How Key State Affects Use of a Customer Master Key in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- NotFoundException
-
The request was rejected because the specified entity or resource could not be found.
HTTP Status Code: 400
Examples
Example Request
The following example is formatted for legibility.
POST / HTTP/1.1 Host: kms.us-east-2.amazonaws.com Content-Length: 150 X-Amz-Target: TrentService.UpdateKeyDescription X-Amz-Date: 20161212T201249Z Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1 Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256\ Credential=AKIAI44QH8DHBEXAMPLE/20161212/us-east-2/kms/aws4_request,\ SignedHeaders=content-type;host;x-amz-date;x-amz-target,\ Signature=cd81d09965e5df1156eb0416ec8b2e3f9dea9dbc4ca9285b472c319bcbbaec71 { "KeyId": "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab", "Description": "Example description that explains what this CMK is used for." }
Example Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: Server Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:12:50 GMT Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1 Content-Length: 0 Connection: keep-alive x-amzn-RequestId: 5b089880-c0a7-11e6-89c4-3d6791a06780
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
