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# AWS::KMS::ReplicaKey
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey"></a>

The `AWS::KMS::ReplicaKey` resource specifies a multi-Region replica key that is based on a multi-Region primary key.

*Multi-Region keys* are an AWS KMS feature that lets you create multiple interoperable KMS keys in different AWS Regions. Because these KMS keys have the same key ID, key material, and other metadata, you can use them to encrypt data in one AWS Region and decrypt it in a different AWS Region without making a cross-Region call or exposing the plaintext data. For more information, see [Multi-Region keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/multi-region-keys-overview.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.

A multi-Region *primary key* is a fully functional symmetric encryption KMS key, HMAC KMS key, or asymmetric KMS key that is also the model for replica keys in other AWS Regions. To create a multi-Region primary key, add an [AWS::KMS::Key](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-kms-key.html) resource to your CloudFormation stack. Set its `MultiRegion` property to true.

A multi-Region *replica key* is a fully functional KMS key that has the same key ID and key material as a multi-Region primary key, but is located in a different AWS Region of the same AWS partition. There can be multiple replicas of a primary key, but each must be in a different AWS Region. 

When you create a replica key in CloudFormation, the replica key is created in the AWS Region represented by the endpoint you use for the request. If you try to replicate a multi-Region key into a Region in which the key type is not supported, the request will fail.

A primary key and its replicas have the same key ID and key material. They also have the same key spec, key usage, key material origin, and automatic key rotation status. These properties are known as *shared properties*. If they change, AWS KMS synchronizes the change to all related multi-Region keys. All other properties of a replica key can differ, including its key policy, tags, aliases, and key state. AWS KMS does not synchronize these properties.

 **Regions** 

AWS KMS CloudFormation resources are available in all AWS Regions in which AWS KMS and CloudFormation are supported. You can use the `AWS::KMS::ReplicaKey` resource to create replica keys in all Regions that support multi-Region KMS keys. For details, see [Multi-Region keys in AWS KMS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/multi-region-keys-overview.html) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide *.

## Syntax
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey-syntax"></a>

To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey-syntax.json"></a>

```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::KMS::ReplicaKey",
  "Properties" : {
      "[Description](#cfn-kms-replicakey-description)" : String,
      "[Enabled](#cfn-kms-replicakey-enabled)" : Boolean,
      "[KeyPolicy](#cfn-kms-replicakey-keypolicy)" : Json,
      "[PendingWindowInDays](#cfn-kms-replicakey-pendingwindowindays)" : Integer,
      "[PrimaryKeyArn](#cfn-kms-replicakey-primarykeyarn)" : String,
      "[Tags](#cfn-kms-replicakey-tags)" : [ Tag, ... ]
    }
}
```

### YAML
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey-syntax.yaml"></a>

```
Type: AWS::KMS::ReplicaKey
Properties:
  [Description](#cfn-kms-replicakey-description): String
  [Enabled](#cfn-kms-replicakey-enabled): Boolean
  [KeyPolicy](#cfn-kms-replicakey-keypolicy): Json
  [PendingWindowInDays](#cfn-kms-replicakey-pendingwindowindays): Integer
  [PrimaryKeyArn](#cfn-kms-replicakey-primarykeyarn): String
  [Tags](#cfn-kms-replicakey-tags): 
    - Tag
```

## Properties
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey-properties"></a>

`Description`  <a name="cfn-kms-replicakey-description"></a>
A description of the KMS key.   
The default value is an empty string (no description).  
The description is not a shared property of multi-Region keys. You can specify the same description or a different description for each key in a set of related multi-Region keys. AWS Key Management Service does not synchronize this property.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `0`  
*Maximum*: `8192`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Enabled`  <a name="cfn-kms-replicakey-enabled"></a>
Specifies whether the replica key is enabled. Disabled KMS keys cannot be used in cryptographic operations.  
When `Enabled` is `true`, the *key state* of the KMS key is `Enabled`. When `Enabled` is `false`, the key state of the KMS key is `Disabled`. The default value is `true`.  
The actual key state of the replica might be affected by actions taken outside of CloudFormation, such as running the [EnableKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_EnableKey.html), [DisableKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_DisableKey.html), or [ScheduleKeyDeletion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_ScheduleKeyDeletion.html) operations. Also, while the replica key is being created, its key state is `Creating`. When the process is complete, the key state of the replica key changes to `Enabled`.   
For information about the key states of a KMS key, see [Key state: Effect on your KMS key](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/key-state.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.   
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Boolean  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`KeyPolicy`  <a name="cfn-kms-replicakey-keypolicy"></a>
The key policy that authorizes use of the replica key.  
The key policy is not a shared property of multi-Region keys. You can specify the same key policy or a different key policy for each key in a set of related multi-Region keys. AWS KMS does not synchronize this property.  
The key policy must conform to the following rules.  
+ The key policy must give the caller [PutKeyPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_PutKeyPolicy.html) permission on the KMS key. This reduces the risk that the KMS key becomes unmanageable. For more information, refer to the scenario in the [Default key policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/key-policies.html#key-policy-default-allow-root-enable-iam) section of the * *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide* *.
+ Each statement in the key policy must contain one or more principals. The principals in the key policy must exist and be visible to AWS KMS. When you create a new AWSprincipal (for example, an IAM user or role), you might need to enforce a delay before including the new principal in a key policy because the new principal might not be immediately visible to AWS KMS. For more information, see [Changes that I make are not always immediately visible](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/troubleshoot_general.html#troubleshoot_general_eventual-consistency) in the *AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide*.
A key policy document can include only the following characters:  
+ Printable ASCII characters from the space character (`\u0020`) through the end of the ASCII character range.
+ Printable characters in the Basic Latin and Latin-1 Supplement character set (through `\u00FF`).
+ The tab (`\u0009`), line feed (`\u000A`), and carriage return (`\u000D`) special characters
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `32768`  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Json  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`PendingWindowInDays`  <a name="cfn-kms-replicakey-pendingwindowindays"></a>
Specifies the number of days in the waiting period before AWS KMS deletes a replica key that has been removed from a CloudFormation stack. Enter a value between 7 and 30 days. The default value is 30 days.  
When you remove a replica key from a CloudFormation stack, AWS KMS schedules the replica key for deletion and starts the mandatory waiting period. The `PendingWindowInDays` property determines the length of waiting period. During the waiting period, the key state of replica key is `Pending Deletion`, which prevents it from being used in cryptographic operations. When the waiting period expires, AWS KMS permanently deletes the replica key.  
If the KMS key is a multi-Region primary key with replica keys, the waiting period begins when the last of its replica keys is deleted. Otherwise, the waiting period begins immediately.  
You cannot use a CloudFormation template to cancel deletion of the replica after you remove it from the stack, regardless of the waiting period. However, if you specify a replica key in your template that is based on the same primary key as the original replica key, CloudFormation creates a new replica key with the same key ID, key material, and other shared properties of the original replica key. This new replica key can decrypt ciphertext that was encrypted under the original replica key, or any related multi-Region key.  
For detailed information about deleting multi-Region keys, see [Deleting multi-Region keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/multi-region-keys-delete.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.  
For information about the `PendingDeletion` key state, see [Key state: Effect on your KMS key](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/key-state.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. For more information about deleting KMS keys, see the [ScheduleKeyDeletion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_ScheduleKeyDeletion.html) operation in the *AWS Key Management Service API Reference* and [Deleting KMS keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/deleting-keys.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.   
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Integer  
*Minimum*: `7`  
*Maximum*: `30`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`PrimaryKeyArn`  <a name="cfn-kms-replicakey-primarykeyarn"></a>
Specifies the multi-Region primary key to replicate. The primary key must be in a different AWS Region of the same AWS partition. You can create only one replica of a given primary key in each AWS Region .  
If you change the `PrimaryKeyArn` value of a replica key, the existing replica key is scheduled for deletion and a new replica key is created based on the specified primary key. While it is scheduled for deletion, the existing replica key becomes unusable. You can cancel the scheduled deletion of the key outside of CloudFormation.  
However, if you inadvertently delete a replica key, you can decrypt ciphertext encrypted by that replica key by using any related multi-Region key. If necessary, you can recreate the replica in the same Region after the previous one is completely deleted. For details, see [Deleting multi-Region keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/multi-region-keys-delete.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*
Specify the key ARN of an existing multi-Region primary key. For example, `arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:111122223333:key/mrk-1234abcd12ab34cd56ef1234567890ab`.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `256`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Tags`  <a name="cfn-kms-replicakey-tags"></a>
Assigns one or more tags to the replica key.  
Tagging or untagging a KMS key can allow or deny permission to the KMS key. For details, see [ABAC for AWS KMS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/abac.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.
Tags are not a shared property of multi-Region keys. You can specify the same tags or different tags for each key in a set of related multi-Region keys. AWS KMS does not synchronize this property.  
Each tag consists of a tag key and a tag value. Both the tag key and the tag value are required, but the tag value can be an empty (null) string. You cannot have more than one tag on a KMS key with the same tag key. If you specify an existing tag key with a different tag value, AWS KMS replaces the current tag value with the specified one.  
When you assign tags to an AWSresource, AWSgenerates a cost allocation report with usage and costs aggregated by tags. Tags can also be used to control access to a KMS key. For details, see [Tagging keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/tagging-keys.html).  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of [Tag](aws-properties-kms-replicakey-tag.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Return values
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### Ref
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey-return-values-ref"></a>

When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic `Ref` function, `Ref` returns the key ID, such as `mrk-1234abcd12ab34cd56ef1234567890ab`.

For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html).

### Fn::GetAtt
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey-return-values-fn--getatt"></a>

The `Fn::GetAtt` intrinsic function returns a value for a specified attribute of this type. The following are the available attributes and sample return values.

For more information about using the `Fn::GetAtt` intrinsic function, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-getatt.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-getatt.html).

#### 
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey-return-values-fn--getatt-fn--getatt"></a>

`Arn`  <a name="Arn-fn::getatt"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the replica key, such as `arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/mrk-1234abcd12ab34cd56ef1234567890ab`.  
The key ARNs of related multi-Region keys differ only in the Region value. For information about the key ARNs of multi-Region keys, see [How multi-Region keys work](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/multi-region-keys-overview.html#mrk-how-it-works) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.

`KeyId`  <a name="KeyId-fn::getatt"></a>
The key ID of the replica key, such as `mrk-1234abcd12ab34cd56ef1234567890ab`.  
Related multi-Region keys have the same key ID. For information about the key IDs of multi-Region keys, see [How multi-Region keys work](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/multi-region-keys-overview.html#mrk-how-it-works) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.

## Examples
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey--examples"></a>

### Create a multi-Region replica key
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey--examples--Create_a_multi-Region_replica_key"></a>

The following example creates a multi-Region replica key in the local Region based on a multi-Region primary key in the US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) Region.

If the key ARN specified by the `PrimaryKeyArn` property doesn't identify a multi-Region primary key, or if a related multi-Region key already exists in the local Region, the operation fails. The example specifies a description, a key policy, and a waiting period for key deletion (PendingWindowInDays). These properties are independent of the primary key and related replica keys in other AWS Regions.

#### JSON
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey--examples--Create_a_multi-Region_replica_key--json"></a>

```
"myReplicaKey": {
        "Type": "AWS::KMS::ReplicaKey",
        "Properties": {
            "PrimaryKeyArn": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/mrk-1234abcd12ab34cd56ef1234567890ab",
            "Description": "Example replica key",
            "PendingWindowInDays": 7,
            "KeyPolicy": {
                "Version": "2012-10-17",		 	 	 
                "Id": "key-default-1",
                "Statement": [
                    {
                        "Sid": "Enable IAM User Permissions",
                        "Effect": "Allow",
                        "Principal": {
                            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:root"
                        },
                        "Action": "kms:*",
                        "Resource": "*"
                    },
                    {
                        "Sid": "Allow administration of the key",
                        "Effect": "Allow",
                        "Principal": {
                            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/admin"
                        },
                        "Action": [
                            "kms:Create*",
                            "kms:Delete*",
                            "kms:Disable*",
                            "kms:Describe*",
                            "kms:Enable*",
                            "kms:Get*",
                            "kms:List*",
                            "kms:Put*",
                            "kms:Revoke*",
                            "kms:UpdateAlias",
                            "kms:ScheduleKeyDeletion",
                            "kms:CancelKeyDeletion"
                        ],
                        "Resource": "*"
                    },
                    {
                        "Sid": "Allow use of the key",
                        "Effect": "Allow",
                        "Principal": {
                            "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/developer"
                        },
                        "Action": [
                            "kms:DescribeKey",
                            "kms:Encrypt",
                            "kms:Decrypt",
                            "kms:ReEncrypt*",
                            "kms:GenerateDataKey",
                            "kms:GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext"
                        ],
                        "Resource": "*"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    }
```

#### YAML
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey--examples--Create_a_multi-Region_replica_key--yaml"></a>

```
myReplicaKey:
  Type: 'AWS::KMS::ReplicaKey'
  Properties:
    PrimaryKeyArn: >-
      arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/mrk-1234abcd12ab34cd56ef1234567890ab
    Description: Example replica key
    PendingWindowInDays: 7
    KeyPolicy:
      Version: 2012-10-17		 	 	 
      Id: key-default-1
      Statement:
        - Sid: Enable IAM User Permissions
          Effect: Allow
          Principal:
            AWS: 'arn:aws:iam::111122223333:root'
          Action: 'kms:*'
          Resource: '*'
        - Sid: Allow administration of the key
          Effect: Allow
          Principal:
            AWS: 'arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/admin'
          Action:
            - 'kms:Create*'
            - 'kms:Delete*'
            - 'kms:Disable*'
            - 'kms:Describe*'
            - 'kms:Enable*'
            - 'kms:Get*'
            - 'kms:List*'
            - 'kms:Put*'
            - 'kms:Revoke*'
            - 'kms:UpdateAlias'
            - 'kms:ScheduleKeyDeletion'
            - 'kms:CancelKeyDeletion'
          Resource: '*'
        - Sid: Allow use of the key
          Effect: Allow
          Principal:
            AWS: 'arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/developer'
          Action:
            - 'kms:DescribeKey'
            - 'kms:Encrypt'
            - 'kms:Decrypt'
            - 'kms:ReEncrypt*'
            - 'kms:GenerateDataKey'
            - 'kms:GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext'
          Resource: '*'
```

## See also
<a name="aws-resource-kms-replicakey--seealso"></a>
+ [ReplicateKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_ReplicateKey.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service API Reference*.
+ [Multi-Region Keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/multi-region-keys-overview.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.
+ [Creating multi-Region replica keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/multi-region-keys-replicate.html) in the *AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*.