What Is a Customer Master Key?
A Customer Master Key (CMK) is a Key Encryption Key (KEK) created by a user on KMS. It is used to encrypt and protect DEKs. One CMK can be used to encrypt one or more DEKs.
- Custom keys
- Default keys
When a user uses KMS for encryption in a cloud service for the first time, the cloud service automatically creates a key with the alias suffix /default.
You can use the management console to query but cannot disable or schedule the deletion of Default Master Keys.
Table 1 Default Master Keys Alias
Cloud Service
obs/default
Object Storage Service (OBS)
evs/default
Elastic Volume Service (EVS)
ims/default
Image Management Service (IMS)
vbs/default
Volume Backup Service (VBS)
sfs/default
Scalable File Service (SFS)
kps/default
Key Pair Service (KPS)
csms/default
Cloud Secret Management Service (CSMS)
KMS Related FAQs
- What Is Key Management Service?
- What Is a Customer Master Key?
- What Is a Default Key?
- What Are the Differences Between a Custom Key and a Default Key?
- What Is a Data Encryption Key?
- Why Cannot I Delete a CMK Immediately?
- Which Cloud Services Can Use KMS for Encryption?
- How Do Huawei Cloud Services Use KMS to Encrypt Data?
- What Are the Benefits of Envelope Encryption?
- Is There a Limit on the Number of Custom Keys That I Can Create on KMS?
- Can I Export a CMK from KMS?
- Can I Decrypt My Data if I Permanently Delete My Custom Key?
- How Do I Use the Online Tool to Encrypt or Decrypt Small Volumes of Data?
- Can I Update CMKs Created by KMS-Generated Key Materials?
- When Should I Use a CMK Created with Imported Key Materials?
- What Should I Do When I Accidentally Delete Key Materials?
- How Are Default Keys Generated?
- What Should I Do If I Do Not Have the Permissions to Perform Operations on KMS?
- Why Can't I Wrap Asymmetric Keys by Using -id-aes256-wrap-pad in OpenSSL?
- Key algorithms supported by KMS
- What Should I Do If KMS Failed to Be Requested and Error Code 401 Is Displayed?
- What Is the Relationship Between the Ciphertext and Plaintext Returned by the encrypt-data API?
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