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

Eventual consistency: The KMS API follows an eventual consistency model. For more information, see KMS eventual consistency.

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.

    Warning

    Do not include confidential or sensitive information in this field. This field may be displayed in plaintext in CloudTrail logs and other output.

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