AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - AWS KMS

The video tutorial provides an overview of AWS Key Management Service (KMS), highlighting its role in automating key management tasks such as key rotation. It explains the differences between AWS managed keys and customer managed keys, and demonstrates how to create and manage encryption keys. The tutorial also covers the use of these keys with AWS services like S3, and discusses the process and safeguards involved in key deletion. The importance of KMS in ensuring data security and its relevance in certification exams is emphasized.

Explain the importance of key rotation in encryption.

What is the primary function of the AWS Key Management Service?

Describe the process of creating a customer managed key in AWS KMS.

What are the differences between symmetric and asymmetric keys?

Discuss the role of IAM users or roles in managing KMS keys.

What steps must be taken to enable encryption on an S3 bucket using KMS?

What is the significance of the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) in KMS?

What are the potential consequences of not modifying bucket policies when enabling encryption?

How does AWS KMS handle key deletion and what safeguards are in place?

Why is it important to understand the KMS service for certification exams?