To provide a secure, fully managed key management service that facilitates easy encryption key creation, rotation, and integration with various AWS services to enhance data security and compliance.
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Symmetric
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Plain Text File + KEY-1 ----> Encrypted File + KEY-1 ----> Plain Text File
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The same key used for both encryption and decryption.
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Asymmetric
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Plain Text File + Public-KEY ----> Encrypted File + Private-KEY ----> Plain Text File
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Public key is used for encryption and private key is used for decryption.
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1* https://aws.amazon.com/kms/
2* AWS KMS Key Management Service - Concepts Explained with Encryption Decryption Demo - Learn with GVR