Ensure KMS key usage is monitored
KMS key usage should be monitored using CloudWatch and CloudTrail for security auditing.
Security Impact
Without monitoring, unauthorized key usage or potential key compromise cannot be detected.
How to Remediate
Enable CloudTrail logging for KMS. Create CloudWatch alarms for unusual encryption/decryption patterns.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-kms-7
- Service
- Key Management Service (KMS)
- Category
- Monitoring
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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