How do I configure an AWS KMS alias with Pulumi?

In this guide, we will configure an AWS KMS alias using Pulumi. AWS KMS (Key Management Service) allows you to create and manage cryptographic keys and control their use across a wide range of AWS services and in your applications. By creating an alias, you can provide a friendly name for your KMS key that is easier to reference.

Key Points

• Create a KMS key.
• Create an alias for the KMS key.

Pulumi Program

import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as aws from "@pulumi/aws";

// Create a KMS Key
const kmsKey = new aws.kms.Key("myKmsKey", {
    description: "KMS key for encryption",
    keyUsage: "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT",
    deletionWindowInDays: 10,
});

// Create an alias for the KMS Key
const kmsAlias = new aws.kms.Alias("myKmsAlias", {
    name: "alias/myKmsAlias",
    targetKeyId: kmsKey.id,
});

// Export the KMS Key ID and Alias Name
export const keyId = kmsKey.id;
export const aliasName = kmsAlias.name;

Summary

In this guide, we created a KMS key and an alias for it using Pulumi. The alias provides a user-friendly name to reference the KMS key. This setup can be used to manage encryption keys efficiently in your AWS environment.