# Customize your console view You can customize the view of the AWS KMS console to make it easier to find your KMS keys. Customize the tables that appear on the **AWS managed keys** and **Customer managed keys** pages to display the information that you need the most, or sort and filter the KMS keys returned in the tables. **Topics** + [ ## Sort and filter your KMS keys ](#viewing-console-filter) + [ ## Customize your KMS key tables ](#console-customize-tables) ## Sort and filter your KMS keys To make it easier to find your KMS keys in the console, you can sort and filter the key tables. **Sort** You can sort KMS keys in ascending or descending order by their column values. This feature sorts all KMS keys in the table, even if they don't appear on the current table page. Sortable columns are indicated by an arrow beside the column name. On the **AWS managed keys** page, you can sort by **Aliases** or **Key ID**. On the **Customer managed keys** page, you can sort by **Aliases**, **Key ID**, or **Key type**. To sort in ascending order, choose the column heading until the arrow points upward. To sort in descending order, choose the column heading until the arrow points downward. You can sort by only one column at a time. For example, you can sort KMS keys in ascending order by key ID, instead of aliases, which is the default. ![\[AWS managed keys interface showing sortable columns for Aliases and Key ID.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/images/console-sort.png) When you sort KMS keys on the **Customer managed keys** page in ascending order by **Key type**, all asymmetric keys are displayed before all symmetric keys. **Filter** You can filter KMS keys by their property values or tags. The filter applies to all KMS keys in the table, even if they don't appear on the current table page. The filter is not case-sensitive. Filterable properties are listed in the filter box. On the **AWS managed keys ** page, you can filter by alias and key ID. On the **Customer managed keys** page, you can filter by the alias, key ID, and key type properties, and by tags. + On the **AWS managed keys** page, you can filter by alias and key ID. + On the **Customer managed keys** page, you can filter by tags, or by the alias, key ID, key type, or regionality properties. To filter by a property value, choose the filter, choose the property name, and then choose from the list of actual property values. To filter by a tag, choose the tag key, and then choose from the list of actual tag values. After choosing a property or tag key, you can also type all or part of the property value or tag value. You'll see a preview of the results before you make your choice. For example, to display KMS keys with an alias name that contains `aws/e`, choose the filter box, choose **Alias**, type `aws/e`, and then press `Enter` or `Return` to add the filter. ![\[Search box for AWS managed keys with Aliases filter and example entries.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/images/filter-alias.png) ### Suggested KMS key table filters **Filter for asymmetric KMS keys** To display only asymmetric KMS keys on the **Customer managed keys** page, click the filter box, choose **Key type** and then choose **Key type: Asymmetric**. The **Asymmetric** option appears only when you have asymmetric KMS keys in the table. **Filter for multi-Region keys** To display only multi-Region keys, on the **Customer managed keys** page, choose the filter box, choose **Regionality** and then choose **Regionality: Multi-Region**. The **Multi-Region** option appears only when you have multi-Region keys in the table. **Filter for tags** To display only KMS keys with a particular tag, choose the filter box, choose the tag key, and then choose from among the actual tag values. You can also type all or part of the tag value. The resulting table displays all KMS keys with the chosen tag. However, it doesn't display the tag. To see the tag, choose the key ID or alias of the KMS key and on its detail page, choose the **Tags** tab. The tabs appear below the **General configuration** section. This filter requires both the tag key and tag value. It won't find KMS keys by typing only the tag key or only its value. To filter tags by all or part of the tag key or value, use the [ListResourceTags](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_ListResourceTags.html) operation to get tagged KMS keys, then use the filtering features of your programming language. **Filter by text** To search for text, in the filter box, type all or part of an alias, key ID, key type, or tag key. (After you select the tag key, you can search for a tag value ). You'll see a preview of the results before you make your choice. For example, to display KMS keys with `test` in its tag keys or filterable properties, type `test` in the filter box. The preview shows the KMS keys that the filter will select. In this case, `test` appears only in the **Alias** property. ## Customize your KMS key tables You can customize the tables that appear on the **AWS managed keys** and **Customer managed keys** pages in the AWS Management Console to suit your needs. You can choose the table columns, the number of AWS KMS keys on each page (**Page size**), and the text wrap. The configuration you choose is saved when you confirm it and reapplied whenever you open the pages. **To customize your KMS key tables** 1. On the **AWS managed keys** or **Customer managed keys** page, choose the settings icon (![\[Gear or cog icon representing settings or configuration options.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/images/console-icon-settings-new.png)) in the upper-right corner of the page. 1. On the **Preferences** page, choose your preferred settings, and then choose **Confirm**. Consider using the **Page size** setting to increase the number of KMS keys displayed on each page, especially if you typically use a device that's easy to scroll. The data columns that you display might vary depending on the table, your job role, and the types of KMS keys in the account and Region. The following table offers some suggested configurations. For descriptions of the columns, see [Using the AWS KMS console](finding-keys.md#viewing-console-details). ### Suggested KMS key table configurations You can customize the columns that appear in your KMS key table to display the information you need about your KMS keys. **AWS managed keys** By default, the **AWS managed key** table displays the **Aliases**, **Key ID**, and **Status** columns. These columns are ideal for most use cases. **Symmetric encryption KMS keys** If you use only symmetric encryption KMS keys with key material generated by AWS KMS, the **Aliases**, **Key ID**, **Status**, and **Creation date** columns are likely to be the most useful. **Asymmetric KMS keys** If you use asymmetric KMS keys, in addition to the **Aliases**, **Key ID**, and **Status** columns, consider adding the **Key type**, **Key spec**, and **Key usage** columns. These columns will show you whether a KMS key is symmetric or asymmetric, the type of key material, and whether the KMS key can be used for encryption or signing. **HMAC KMS keys** If you use HMAC KMS keys, in addition to the **Aliases**, **Key ID**, and **Status** columns, consider adding the **Key spec** and **Key usage** columns. These columns will show you whether a KMS key is an HMAC key. Because you can't sort KMS keys by key spec or key usage, use aliases and tags to identify your HMAC keys and then use the [filter features](#viewing-console-filter) of the AWS KMS console to filter by aliases or tags. **Imported key material** If you have KMS keys with [imported key material](importing-keys.md), consider adding the **Origin** and **Expiration date** columns. These columns will show you whether the key material in a KMS key is imported or generated by AWS KMS and when the key material expires, if at all. The **Creation date** field displays the date that the KMS key was created (without key material). It doesn't reflect any characteristic of the key material. **Keys in custom key stores** If you have KMS keys in [custom key stores](key-store-overview.md#custom-key-store-overview), consider adding the **Origin** and **Custom key store ID** columns. These columns show that the KMS key is in a custom key store, display the custom key store type, and identify the custom key store. **Multi-Region keys** If you have [multi-Region keys](multi-region-keys-overview.md), consider adding the **Regionality** column. This shows whether a KMS key is a single-Region key, a [multi-Region primary key](multi-region-keys-overview.md#mrk-primary-key) or a [multi-Region replica key](multi-region-keys-overview.md#mrk-replica-key).