Help Center/ Data Encryption Workshop/ User Guide/ Key Management Service/ Managing CMKs/ Enabling a Key
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Enabling a Key

This section describes how to use the KMS console to enable one or more custom keys. Only enabled custom keys can be used to encrypt or decrypt data. A new custom key is in the Enabled state by default.

Prerequisites

The custom key you want to enable is in Disabled status.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. Click on the left. Choose Security & Compliance > Data Encryption Workshop.
  1. Locate the target key in the list and click Enable in the Operation column.
  2. In the displayed dialog box, click OK to enable the key.

    To enable multiple keys at a time, select them and click Enable in the upper left corner of the list.

Parent topic: Managing CMKs