About this Guide

This guide describes how to integrate AWS Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) with Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM).

The AWS BYOK integration with ESKM allows you to use encryption keys that are created and managed in ESKM to protect data in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Using this integration, keys are generated in ESKM and securely imported into AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS).

This approach helps organizations maintain control over their encryption keys while using AWS services for data encryption and decryption. The integration supports centralized key management and helps meet security and compliance requirements.

Target Audience

This guide is intended for Utimaco ESKM and AWS-BYOK administrators.

Purpose of the Integration

The AWS‑BYOK and Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM) integration allows customers to use AWS services while keeping full control of their encryption keys. With this integration, encryption keys are created, stored, and managed in ESKM, ensuring enhanced security and compliance while enabling secure data encryption in AWS.

Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Meaning

HSM

Hardware Security Module

AWS

Amazon Web Services

ARN

Amazon Resource Name

BYOK

Bring Your Own Key

KMS

Key Management Service

ESKM

Enterprise Secure Key Manager

IAM

Identity and Access Management

API

Application Programming Interface

Abbreviations

Document Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

Convention

Use

Example

Bold

Items of the Graphical User Interface (GUI), e.g., menu options

Press OK 

Monospaced

Code that is given for explanation or as an example, file paths

chsm-create

Italic

References and important terms

See Sample Chapter in the CryptoServer - Sample Manual

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