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Question #: 789
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A company needs to migrate an on-premises asymmetric key management system into AWS.
Which AWS service should be used to accomplish this?

  • A. AWS Certificate Manager
  • B. AWS CloudHSM
  • C. AWS KMS
  • D. AWS Secrets Manager
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
Reference:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-byok-bring-your-own-key-to-aws-kms-for-less-than-15-00-a-year-using-aws-cloudhsm/

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proxyolism
Highly Voted 2 years, 7 months ago
I searched each of KMS and cloudHSM and I found same link that dll4835 said. Q: Can I bring my own keys to AWS KMS? Yes. You can import a copy of your key from your own key management infrastructure to AWS KMS and use it with any integrated AWS service or from within your own applications. You cannot import asymmetric CMKs into AWS KMS. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_introduction.html this question is so needed narrow knowledge. as above said, KMS can import key except asymmetric CMKs. When you use an HSM from AWS CloudHSM, you can perform a variety of cryptographic tasks: Generate, store, import, export, and manage cryptographic keys, including symmetric keys and asymmetric key pairs. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/crypto/latest/userguide/awscryp-service-hsm.html you can import asymmetric CMKs by using CloudHSM. So the answer is B.
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joe_smoe
2 years, 6 months ago
@proxyolism - I agree with B, I say this because you are IMPORTING your key from your on-premise infrastructure to AWS. Any thoughts?
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tifoz
2 years, 7 months ago
But now AWS KMS also supports asymmetric keys: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/11/aws-key-management-service-supports-asymmetric-keys/
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srle
2 years, 6 months ago
It supports CREATING customer managed keys, NOT importing, so, the answer is B using Cloud HSM
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gilbertlelancelo
2 years, 7 months ago
Really? We have to know if this update is considered in the exam. I also see that asymetric keys support is not supported by all AWS region
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gilbertlelancelo
2 years, 7 months ago
*KMS asymetric keys is not supported by all AWS region
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dll4835
Highly Voted 2 years, 7 months ago
B. You cannot import asymmetric CMKs into AWS KMS https://aws.amazon.com/kms/faqs/
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AWS1212
2 years, 7 months ago
There seems to be conflicting information. The FAQ's does indeed state the KMS does not support Asymmetric keys, but this link says that KMS now does. https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/11/aws-key-management-service-supports-asymmetric-keys/
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boboloboli
2 years, 6 months ago
Your link says that it supports creating asymmetric keys, but KMS still does not allow for IMPORTING asymmetric keys. https://aws.amazon.com/kms/features/
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Huy
2 years, 6 months ago
Importing key material and use as asymmetric key.
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Huy
2 years, 6 months ago
Sorry, it is symmetric key. B is correct.
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albert_kuo
Most Recent 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
AWS CloudHSM is a service that provides hardware security modules in the AWS Cloud. It allows you to generate, store, and manage cryptographic keys securely and perform cryptographic operations in a dedicated hardware device. CloudHSM is designed to offer high-security key storage and cryptographic operations, making it suitable for applications with stringent security and compliance requirements.
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69657
2 years, 3 months ago
B seems to be the answer here. Q: Can I bring my own keys to AWS KMS? Yes. You can import a copy of your key from your own key management infrastructure to AWS KMS and use it with any integrated AWS service or from within your own applications. You cannot import asymmetric KMS keys into AWS KMS. https://aws.amazon.com/kms/faqs/
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saki0915
2 years, 6 months ago
B. KMS supported asymmetric keys in October 2019. Therefore, HSM is the correct answer in the current exam.
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abhishek_m_86
2 years, 6 months ago
C : AWS KMS : Seems correct
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billcayman
2 years, 6 months ago
Read documentation before post answer here. Answer B.
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BKhan
2 years, 6 months ago
The answer is B: AWS KMS only support Symmetric Key whereas AWS CloudHSM support both Symmetric and Asymmetric
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jackdryan
2 years, 6 months ago
I'll go with B
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PartlyCloudy
2 years, 6 months ago
CloudHSM Not KMS because Imported key material is supported only for symmetric CMKs in AWS KMS key stores. It is not supported on asymmetric CMKs or CMKs in custom key stores. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/importing-keys.html
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Jimmy5
2 years, 7 months ago
I have a feeling this was an old question before AWS KMS is able to support asymmetic keys. Which is why I would still choose B.
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rewiga
2 years, 7 months ago
This is a confusing question. From the link provied found this quote. "CloudHSM offers HSMs that are under your control, in your virtual private cloud (VPC). You can spin up an HSM device, create your key material, export it, import it into AWS KMS for use, "
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suba1234
2 years, 7 months ago
Should be B
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AWS_Noob
2 years, 7 months ago
C is correct
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nicat
2 years, 7 months ago
C. AWS KMS https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/11/aws-key-management-service-supports-asymmetric-keys/
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proxyolism
2 years, 7 months ago
I agree with jaribu said. the link says create and use asymmetric CMKs only. there is no information how can import asymmetric CMKs or not. this question is asking about to migrate asymmetric CMKs not to create and use.
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jaribu
2 years, 7 months ago
With KMS you can do the following: Create keys; view ; edit; tag; enable and disable; download. But you can not import your keys. In CloudHSM you can do so.
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Golddust
2 years, 7 months ago
I didn't know it was now supported. Thanks for raising it. Curious which one should be used then between CloudHSM and KMS, since they don't mention single/multi tenancy?
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AWSvad
2 years, 7 months ago
Isn't CloudHSM a more suitable answer? KMS has traditionally only supported symmetric keys - and only began supporting asymmetric ones at the end of 2019.
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