KMS / Client / update_key_description

update_key_description#

KMS.Client.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': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}