Securing Data at Rest: The Importance of Encryption and How to Implement It

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Amazon Key Management Service

AWS data stores offer encryption at rest using configurable options that we control. These encryption options leverage the AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) and keys that either we or AWS manage. By default, data on Amazon DynamoDB tables is fully encrypted. AWS offers several encryption tools, including AWS Cryptographic Services and Tools, and AWS KMS. In this article, we will focus on adding encryption to DynamoDB using a AWS KMS CMK.

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DynamoDB

Data at rest refers to data stored in AWS data stores, such as Amazon S3 buckets and DynamoDB. In this article, I will highlight the importance of encrypting data at rest and provide a guide on how to encrypt an Amazon DynamoDB table using a Customer Managed key (CMK).

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