update_key_description

update_key_description(**kwargs)

Updates the description of a KMS key. To see the description of a KMS key, use DescribeKey.

The KMS key that you use for this operation must be in a compatible key state. For details, see Key states of KMS keys in the Key Management Service Developer Guide .

Cross-account use : No. You cannot perform this operation on a KMS key in a different Amazon Web Services account.

Required permissions : kms:UpdateKeyDescription (key policy)

Related operations

• CreateKey
• DescribeKey

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.update_key_description(
    KeyId='string',
    Description='string'
)

Parameters

• KeyId (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  Updates the description of the specified KMS key.

  Specify the key ID or key ARN of the KMS key.

  For example:

  • Key ID: 1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab
  • Key ARN: arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab

  To get the key ID and key ARN for a KMS key, use ListKeys or DescribeKey.

• Description (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  New description for the KMS key.

Returns

None

Exceptions

• KMS.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException
• KMS.Client.exceptions.InvalidArnException
• KMS.Client.exceptions.DependencyTimeoutException
• KMS.Client.exceptions.KMSInternalException
• KMS.Client.exceptions.KMSInvalidStateException

Examples

The following example updates the description of the specified KMS key.

response = client.update_key_description(
    # The updated description.
    Description='Example description that indicates the intended use of this KMS key.',
    # The identifier of the KMS key whose description you are updating. You can use the key ID or the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the KMS key.
    KeyId='1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab',
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}