Ensure KMS grants are reviewed regularly
KMS grants should be reviewed regularly to ensure they are still required and properly scoped.
Security Impact
Stale or overly permissive grants can allow unauthorized key access.
How to Remediate
List and review grants for each key: aws kms list-grants --key-id KEY_ID. Retire unnecessary grants.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-kms-10
- Service
- Key Management Service (KMS)
- Category
- Access Control
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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