aws-cdk-lib.aws_kms.CfnAlias

class CfnAlias (construct)

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Implements IConstruct, IDependable, IInspectable

A CloudFormation AWS::KMS::Alias.

The AWS::KMS::Alias resource specifies a display name for a KMS key . You can use an alias to identify a KMS key in the AWS KMS console, in the DescribeKey operation, and in cryptographic operations , such as Decrypt and GenerateDataKey .

Adding, deleting, or updating an alias can allow or deny permission to the KMS key. For details, see ABAC for AWS KMS in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide .

Using an alias to refer to a KMS key can help you simplify key management. For example, an alias in your code can be associated with different KMS keys in different AWS Regions . For more information, see Using aliases in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide .

When specifying an alias, observe the following rules.

  • Each alias is associated with one KMS key, but multiple aliases can be associated with the same KMS key.
  • The alias and its associated KMS key must be in the same AWS account and Region.
  • The alias name must be unique in the AWS account and Region. However, you can create aliases with the same name in different AWS Regions . For example, you can have an alias/projectKey in multiple Regions, each of which is associated with a KMS key in its Region.
  • Each alias name must begin with alias/ followed by a name, such as alias/exampleKey . The alias name can contain only alphanumeric characters, forward slashes (/), underscores (_), and dashes (-). Alias names cannot begin with alias/aws/ . That alias name prefix is reserved for AWS managed keys .

Regions

AWS KMS CloudFormation resources are available in all AWS Regions in which AWS KMS and AWS CloudFormation are supported.

Example

// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import { aws_kms as kms } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
const cfnAlias = new kms.CfnAlias(this, 'MyCfnAlias', {
  aliasName: 'aliasName',
  targetKeyId: 'targetKeyId',
});

Initializer

new CfnAlias(scope: Construct, id: string, props: CfnAliasProps)

Parameters

  • scope Construct — - scope in which this resource is defined.
  • id string — - scoped id of the resource.
  • props CfnAliasProps — - resource properties.

Create a new AWS::KMS::Alias.

Construct Props

NameTypeDescription
aliasNamestringSpecifies the alias name. This value must begin with alias/ followed by a name, such as alias/ExampleAlias .
targetKeyIdstringAssociates the alias with the specified customer managed key . The KMS key must be in the same AWS account and Region.

aliasName

Type: string

Specifies the alias name. This value must begin with alias/ followed by a name, such as alias/ExampleAlias .

If you change the value of the AliasName property, the existing alias is deleted and a new alias is created for the specified KMS key. This change can disrupt applications that use the alias. It can also allow or deny access to a KMS key affected by attribute-based access control (ABAC).

The alias must be string of 1-256 characters. It can contain only alphanumeric characters, forward slashes (/), underscores (_), and dashes (-). The alias name cannot begin with alias/aws/ . The alias/aws/ prefix is reserved for AWS managed keys .

Pattern : ^alias/[a-zA-Z0-9/_-]+$

Minimum : 1

Maximum : 256


targetKeyId

Type: string

Associates the alias with the specified customer managed key . The KMS key must be in the same AWS account and Region.

A valid key ID is required. If you supply a null or empty string value, this operation returns an error.

For help finding the key ID and ARN, see Finding the key ID and ARN in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide .

Specify the key ID or the 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 .

Properties

NameTypeDescription
aliasNamestringSpecifies the alias name. This value must begin with alias/ followed by a name, such as alias/ExampleAlias .
cfnOptionsICfnResourceOptionsOptions for this resource, such as condition, update policy etc.
cfnProperties{ [string]: any }
cfnResourceTypestringAWS resource type.
creationStackstring[]
logicalIdstringThe logical ID for this CloudFormation stack element.
nodeNodeThe tree node.
refstringReturn a string that will be resolved to a CloudFormation { Ref } for this element.
stackStackThe stack in which this element is defined.
targetKeyIdstringAssociates the alias with the specified customer managed key . The KMS key must be in the same AWS account and Region.
static CFN_RESOURCE_TYPE_NAMEstringThe CloudFormation resource type name for this resource class.

aliasName

Type: string

Specifies the alias name. This value must begin with alias/ followed by a name, such as alias/ExampleAlias .

If you change the value of the AliasName property, the existing alias is deleted and a new alias is created for the specified KMS key. This change can disrupt applications that use the alias. It can also allow or deny access to a KMS key affected by attribute-based access control (ABAC).

The alias must be string of 1-256 characters. It can contain only alphanumeric characters, forward slashes (/), underscores (_), and dashes (-). The alias name cannot begin with alias/aws/ . The alias/aws/ prefix is reserved for AWS managed keys .

Pattern : ^alias/[a-zA-Z0-9/_-]+$

Minimum : 1

Maximum : 256


cfnOptions

Type: ICfnResourceOptions

Options for this resource, such as condition, update policy etc.


cfnProperties

Type: { [string]: any }


cfnResourceType

Type: string

AWS resource type.


creationStack

Type: string[]


logicalId

Type: string

The logical ID for this CloudFormation stack element.

The logical ID of the element is calculated from the path of the resource node in the construct tree.

To override this value, use overrideLogicalId(newLogicalId).


node

Type: Node

The tree node.


ref

Type: string

Return a string that will be resolved to a CloudFormation { Ref } for this element.

If, by any chance, the intrinsic reference of a resource is not a string, you could coerce it to an IResolvable through Lazy.any({ produce: resource.ref }).


stack

Type: Stack

The stack in which this element is defined.

CfnElements must be defined within a stack scope (directly or indirectly).


targetKeyId

Type: string

Associates the alias with the specified customer managed key . The KMS key must be in the same AWS account and Region.

A valid key ID is required. If you supply a null or empty string value, this operation returns an error.

For help finding the key ID and ARN, see Finding the key ID and ARN in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide .

Specify the key ID or the 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 .


static CFN_RESOURCE_TYPE_NAME

Type: string

The CloudFormation resource type name for this resource class.

Methods

NameDescription
addDeletionOverride(path)Syntactic sugar for addOverride(path, undefined).
addDependency(target)Indicates that this resource depends on another resource and cannot be provisioned unless the other resource has been successfully provisioned.
addDependsOn(target)⚠️Indicates that this resource depends on another resource and cannot be provisioned unless the other resource has been successfully provisioned.
addMetadata(key, value)Add a value to the CloudFormation Resource Metadata.
addOverride(path, value)Adds an override to the synthesized CloudFormation resource.
addPropertyDeletionOverride(propertyPath)Adds an override that deletes the value of a property from the resource definition.
addPropertyOverride(propertyPath, value)Adds an override to a resource property.
applyRemovalPolicy(policy?, options?)Sets the deletion policy of the resource based on the removal policy specified.
getAtt(attributeName, typeHint?)Returns a token for an runtime attribute of this resource.
getMetadata(key)Retrieve a value value from the CloudFormation Resource Metadata.
inspect(inspector)Examines the CloudFormation resource and discloses attributes.
obtainDependencies()Retrieves an array of resources this resource depends on.
obtainResourceDependencies()Get a shallow copy of dependencies between this resource and other resources in the same stack.
overrideLogicalId(newLogicalId)Overrides the auto-generated logical ID with a specific ID.
removeDependency(target)Indicates that this resource no longer depends on another resource.
replaceDependency(target, newTarget)Replaces one dependency with another.
toString()Returns a string representation of this construct.
protected renderProperties(props)

addDeletionOverride(path)

public addDeletionOverride(path: string): void

Parameters

  • path string — The path of the value to delete.

Syntactic sugar for addOverride(path, undefined).


addDependency(target)

public addDependency(target: CfnResource): void

Parameters

  • target CfnResource

Indicates that this resource depends on another resource and cannot be provisioned unless the other resource has been successfully provisioned.

This can be used for resources across stacks (or nested stack) boundaries and the dependency will automatically be transferred to the relevant scope.


addDependsOn(target)⚠️

public addDependsOn(target: CfnResource): void

⚠️ Deprecated: use addDependency

Parameters

  • target CfnResource

Indicates that this resource depends on another resource and cannot be provisioned unless the other resource has been successfully provisioned.


addMetadata(key, value)

public addMetadata(key: string, value: any): void

Parameters

  • key string
  • value any

Add a value to the CloudFormation Resource Metadata.

See also: [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/metadata-section-structure.html

Note that this is a different set of metadata from CDK node metadata; this metadata ends up in the stack template under the resource, whereas CDK node metadata ends up in the Cloud Assembly.](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/metadata-section-structure.html

Note that this is a different set of metadata from CDK node metadata; this metadata ends up in the stack template under the resource, whereas CDK node metadata ends up in the Cloud Assembly.)


addOverride(path, value)

public addOverride(path: string, value: any): void

Parameters

  • path string — - The path of the property, you can use dot notation to override values in complex types.
  • value any — - The value.

Adds an override to the synthesized CloudFormation resource.

To add a property override, either use addPropertyOverride or prefix path with "Properties." (i.e. Properties.TopicName).

If the override is nested, separate each nested level using a dot (.) in the path parameter. If there is an array as part of the nesting, specify the index in the path.

To include a literal . in the property name, prefix with a \. In most programming languages you will need to write this as "\\." because the \ itself will need to be escaped.

For example,

cfnResource.addOverride('Properties.GlobalSecondaryIndexes.0.Projection.NonKeyAttributes', ['myattribute']);
cfnResource.addOverride('Properties.GlobalSecondaryIndexes.1.ProjectionType', 'INCLUDE');

would add the overrides

"Properties": {
  "GlobalSecondaryIndexes": [
    {
      "Projection": {
        "NonKeyAttributes": [ "myattribute" ]
        ...
      }
      ...
    },
    {
      "ProjectionType": "INCLUDE"
      ...
    },
  ]
  ...
}

The value argument to addOverride will not be processed or translated in any way. Pass raw JSON values in here with the correct capitalization for CloudFormation. If you pass CDK classes or structs, they will be rendered with lowercased key names, and CloudFormation will reject the template.


addPropertyDeletionOverride(propertyPath)

public addPropertyDeletionOverride(propertyPath: string): void

Parameters

  • propertyPath string — The path to the property.

Adds an override that deletes the value of a property from the resource definition.


addPropertyOverride(propertyPath, value)

public addPropertyOverride(propertyPath: string, value: any): void

Parameters

  • propertyPath string — The path of the property.
  • value any — The value.

Adds an override to a resource property.

Syntactic sugar for addOverride("Properties.<...>", value).


applyRemovalPolicy(policy?, options?)

public applyRemovalPolicy(policy?: RemovalPolicy, options?: RemovalPolicyOptions): void

Parameters

  • policy RemovalPolicy
  • options RemovalPolicyOptions

Sets the deletion policy of the resource based on the removal policy specified.

The Removal Policy controls what happens to this resource when it stops being managed by CloudFormation, either because you've removed it from the CDK application or because you've made a change that requires the resource to be replaced.

The resource can be deleted (RemovalPolicy.DESTROY), or left in your AWS account for data recovery and cleanup later (RemovalPolicy.RETAIN). In some cases, a snapshot can be taken of the resource prior to deletion (RemovalPolicy.SNAPSHOT). A list of resources that support this policy can be found in the following link:

See also: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-attribute-deletionpolicy.html#aws-attribute-deletionpolicy-options


getAtt(attributeName, typeHint?)

public getAtt(attributeName: string, typeHint?: ResolutionTypeHint): Reference

Parameters

  • attributeName string — The name of the attribute.
  • typeHint ResolutionTypeHint

Returns

  • Reference

Returns a token for an runtime attribute of this resource.

Ideally, use generated attribute accessors (e.g. resource.arn), but this can be used for future compatibility in case there is no generated attribute.


getMetadata(key)

public getMetadata(key: string): any

Parameters

  • key string

Returns

  • any

Retrieve a value value from the CloudFormation Resource Metadata.

See also: [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/metadata-section-structure.html

Note that this is a different set of metadata from CDK node metadata; this metadata ends up in the stack template under the resource, whereas CDK node metadata ends up in the Cloud Assembly.](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/metadata-section-structure.html

Note that this is a different set of metadata from CDK node metadata; this metadata ends up in the stack template under the resource, whereas CDK node metadata ends up in the Cloud Assembly.)


inspect(inspector)

public inspect(inspector: TreeInspector): void

Parameters

  • inspector TreeInspector — - tree inspector to collect and process attributes.

Examines the CloudFormation resource and discloses attributes.


obtainDependencies()

public obtainDependencies(): Stack &#124; CfnResource[]

Returns

  • Stack | CfnResource[]

Retrieves an array of resources this resource depends on.

This assembles dependencies on resources across stacks (including nested stacks) automatically.


obtainResourceDependencies()

public obtainResourceDependencies(): CfnResource[]

Returns

  • CfnResource[]

Get a shallow copy of dependencies between this resource and other resources in the same stack.


overrideLogicalId(newLogicalId)

public overrideLogicalId(newLogicalId: string): void

Parameters

  • newLogicalId string — The new logical ID to use for this stack element.

Overrides the auto-generated logical ID with a specific ID.


removeDependency(target)

public removeDependency(target: CfnResource): void

Parameters

  • target CfnResource

Indicates that this resource no longer depends on another resource.

This can be used for resources across stacks (including nested stacks) and the dependency will automatically be removed from the relevant scope.


replaceDependency(target, newTarget)

public replaceDependency(target: CfnResource, newTarget: CfnResource): void

Parameters

  • target CfnResource — The dependency to replace.
  • newTarget CfnResource — The new dependency to add.

Replaces one dependency with another.


toString()

public toString(): string

Returns

  • string

Returns a string representation of this construct.


protected renderProperties(props)

protected renderProperties(props: { [string]: any }): { [string]: any }

Parameters

  • props { [string]: any }

Returns

  • { [string]: any }