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Key Management Service:Release notes

Last Updated:Mar 04, 2024

This topic describes the release notes of Key Management Service.

December 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.8

The SecretType parameter is provided when you call the ListSecrets operation.

2023-12-27

All regions

ListSecrets

The Thailand (Bangkok) region is supported.

Thailand (Bangkok)

Regions and endpoints

November 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.7

KMS is integrated with Cloud Monitor (CMS) to provide the monitoring and alerting feature for system events.

2023-11-24

All regions

Alert events

October 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.6

KMS is integrated with Simple Log Service (SLS). Logs of KMS instances for up to 180 days can be stored, queried, and analyzed.

2023-10-30

All regions

September 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.5

The generation of asymmetric data key pairs is supported for KMS instances.

2023-09-25

All regions

August 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.4

Dual-zone deployment is supported to improve service availability and disaster recovery capabilities.

2023-08-11

All regions

Purchase and enable a KMS instance

July 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.3

Computing performance of 10,000 QPS and 20,000 QPS is supported for KMS instances of the software key management type.

2023-07-28

All regions

Performance quotas

The China (Chengdu) region is supported.

China (Chengdu)

Regions and endpoints

June 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.2

Tag Service is supported.

Note

You can add tags to multiple keys or secrets at a time.

2023-06-20

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Chengdu), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Singapore, Australia (Sydney), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), India (Mumbai), Philippines (Manila), and Thailand (Bangkok)

Symmetric keys in KMS instances of the software key management type can be rotated.

Configure key rotation

Keys and secrets in KMS instances of the software key management type can be backed up and restored.

Backups

April 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.1

A KMS instance can be shared across multiple Alibaba Cloud accounts for server-side encryption in Alibaba Cloud services by using the resource sharing feature.

2023-04-20

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Chengdu), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Singapore, Australia (Sydney), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), India (Mumbai), Philippines (Manila), and Thailand (Bangkok)

Share a KMS instance across multiple Alibaba Cloud accounts

March 2023

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

3.0

A new version of the KMS console is released. You can create and manage software-protected keys, hardware-protected keys, and default keys. You can also create and manage secrets.

2023-03-16

All regions

October 2021

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

2.1

KMS is available in the Philippines (Manila) region.

2021-10-01

Philippines (Manila)

None

September 2021

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

2.0

Dedicated KMS of the Standard edition is supported.

2021-09-05

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Beijing), China (Shenzhen), China (Hong Kong), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), and Singapore (Singapore)

August 2021

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.22

Dynamic Resource Access Management (RAM) secrets are supported.

2021-08-13

All regions

January 2021

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.21

  • Dynamic ApsaraDB RDS secrets are supported.

  • The RotateSecret and UpdateSecretRotationPolicy operations are supported.

2021-01-04

All regions

October 2020

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.20

  • An API operation is supported to activate KMS.

  • The OpenKmsService and DescribeAccountKmsStatus operations are supported.

2020-10-20

All regions

July 2020

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.19

  • Cross-system exchange, re-encryption, and cross-region import and export of data keys are supported.

  • The GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext, GenerateAndExportDataKey, ExportDataKey, and ReEncrypt operations are supported.

  • KMS is available in the China (Guangzhou) region.

2020-07-07

All regions

February 2020

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.18

  • The Secrets Manager feature of KMS is released.

  • API operations are supported to implement the Secrets Manager feature.

  • KMS is available in the China (Ulanqab) and China (Heyuan) regions.

2020-02-24

All regions

December 2019

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.17

  • Asymmetric keys are supported.

  • The AsymmetricEncrypt, AsymmetricDecrypt, AsymmetricSign, AsymmetricVerify, and GetPublicKey operations are supported.

2019-12-13

All regions

November 2019

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.16

Managed hardware security modules (HSMs) that use SM algorithms are supported.

2019-11-18

China (Beijing) and China (Shanghai)

September 2019

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.15

  • Automatic rotation of a ustomer master key (CMK) is supported. Each CMK can have multiple versions.

  • The UpdateKeyDescription and GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext operations are supported.

2019-09-24

All regions

Automatic key rotation

July 2019

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.14

The Managed HSM feature is supported.

2019-07-31

Singapore and China (Hong Kong)

May 2019

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.13

Key tags and tag-based authentication are supported.

2019-05-01

All regions

July 2018

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.12

ActionTrail is supported.

2018-07-24

All regions

Use ActionTrail to query KMS event logs

March 2018

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.11

  • API operations are added to support Bring Your Own Key (BYOK).

  • API operations are added to support CMK aliases.

  • KMS is available in the following regions: India (Mumbai), Indonesia (Jakarta), US (Virginia), and US (Silicon Valley).

2018-03-30

All regions

Import key material

November 2017

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.10

KMS is available in the following regions: China (Qingdao), China (Hohhot), and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).

2017-11-15

China (Qingdao), China (Hohhot), and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

None

June 2017

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.9

  • The DescribeRegions operation is added.

  • The KMS SDK version is updated to V2.4.0.

2017-06-05

All regions

DescribeRegions

May 2017

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.8

  • KMS is available for commercial use at the China site (aliyun.com) on April 25, 2017.

  • KMS is available in the China (Zhangjiakou) region.

2017-05-10

All regions

None

March 2017

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.7

The performance is optimized.

2017-03-01

All regions

None

January 2017

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.6

KMS is available in the China (Hong Kong) region.

2017-01-22

China (Hong Kong)

None

November 2016

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.5

KMS is available in the following regions: Japan (Tokyo), Australia (Sydney), Germany (Frankfurt), and UAE (Dubai).

2016-11-29

Japan (Tokyo), Australia (Sydney), Germany (Frankfurt), and UAE (Dubai)

None

September 2016

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Description

Release date

Region

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1.4

The ScheduleKeyDeletion and CancelKeyDeletion operations are supported to schedule or cancel the deletion task of a CMK.

2016-09-20

All regions

August 2016

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.3

The EncryptionContext parameter can be configured in the Encrypt and Decrypt API operations.

2016-08-10

All regions

EncryptionContext

June 2016

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.2

A CMK can be enabled or disabled.

2016-06-22

All regions

Create a key

May 2016

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.1

KMS is available in the following regions: China (Beijing), China (Shanghai), and China (Shenzhen).

2016-05-19

China (Beijing), China (Shanghai), and China (Shenzhen)

None

April 2016

Version

Description

Release date

Region

References

1.0

KMS is released.

2016-04-06

All regions

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