Amazon KMS

Amazon KMS Cryptographic Operations API

Encryption, decryption, and signing operations

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Cybersecurity Management BC-620

Operations 10

POST /#Decapsulate Decapsulate #
POST /#Decrypt Decrypt #
POST /#DeriveSharedSecret Derive Shared Secret #
POST /#Encapsulate Encapsulate #
POST /#Encrypt Encrypt #
POST /#ReEncrypt Re Encrypt #
POST /#Sign Sign #
POST /#Verify Verify #
POST /#VerifyMac Verify Mac #
POST /#GenerateDataKey Generate Data Key #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/overview.html
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GettingStarted
https://aws.amazon.com/kms/getting-started/
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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/openapi/amazon-kms-cryptographic-operations-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/json-schema/amazon-kms-key-schema.json

Other Resources

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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/kms/pricing/
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FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/kms/faqs/
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Features
https://aws.amazon.com/kms/features/
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JSONLD
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/json-ld/amazon-kms-context.jsonld
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APIsJSON
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/apis.yml
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Arazzo
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/arazzo/amazon-kms-create-key-and-describe-workflow.yml
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Arazzo
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/arazzo/amazon-kms-data-key-generate-and-decrypt-workflow.yml
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Arazzo
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/arazzo/amazon-kms-disable-and-schedule-deletion-workflow.yml
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Arazzo
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/arazzo/amazon-kms-enable-key-and-verify-state-workflow.yml
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Arazzo
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/arazzo/amazon-kms-envelope-encrypt-decrypt-workflow.yml
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Arazzo
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/arazzo/amazon-kms-list-and-describe-keys-workflow.yml
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Arazzo
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/arazzo/amazon-kms-provision-key-and-encrypt-workflow.yml
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Arazzo
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/arazzo/amazon-kms-sign-and-verify-workflow.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-kms-cryptographic-operations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AWS Key Management Service Cryptographic Operations API
  version: '2014-11-01'
  description: Generated from AWS's published Smithy model for AWS Key Management Service. 10 operation(s).
  contact:
    name: Amazon Web Services
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    identifier: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/aws/api-models-aws/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://kms.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
security:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-kms/openapi/amazon-kms-cryptographic-operations-api-openapi.yml