# kms-key-policy-no-public-access


Checks if the AWS KMS key policy allows public access. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if the KMS key policy allows public access to the KMS key. 

**Note**  
To be considered non-public, a KMS key policy must grant access only to fixed values. This means values that don't contain a wildcard or the following IAM policy element: [Variables](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_variables.html#policy-vars-using-variables).

**Identifier:** KMS\$1KEY\$1POLICY\$1NO\$1PUBLIC\$1ACCESS

**Resource Types:** AWS::KMS::Key

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary) Region

**Parameters:**

None  

## AWS CloudFormation template


To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see [Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).