# CreateKey
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These examples show AWS CloudTrail log entries for the [CreateKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_CreateKey.html) operation.

A `CreateKey` log entry can result from a `CreateKey` request or the `CreateKey` operation for a [ReplicateKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_ReplicateKey.html) request.

The following example shows an CloudTrail log entry for a [CreateKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/APIReference/API_CreateKey.html) operation that creates a [symmetric encryption KMS key](symm-asymm-choose-key-spec.md#symmetric-cmks). For information about creating KMS keys, see [Create a KMS key](create-keys.md).

```
{
    "eventVersion": "1.08",
    "userIdentity": {
        "type": "IAMUser",
        "principalId": "EX_PRINCIPAL_ID",
        "arn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/Alice",
        "accountId": "111122223333",
        "accessKeyId": "EXAMPLE_KEY_ID",
        "userName": "Alice"
    },
    "eventTime": "2022-08-10T22:38:27Z",
    "eventSource": "kms.amazonaws.com",
    "eventName": "CreateKey",
    "awsRegion": "us-west-2",
    "sourceIPAddress": "192.0.2.0",
    "userAgent": "AWS Internal",
    "requestParameters": {
        "description": "",
        "origin": "EXTERNAL",
        "bypassPolicyLockoutSafetyCheck": false,
        "customerMasterKeySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
        "keySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
        "keyUsage": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT"
    },
    "responseElements": {
        "keyMetadata": {
            "AWSAccountId": "111122223333",
            "keyId": "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab",
            "arn": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab",
            "creationDate": "Aug 10, 2022, 10:38:27 PM",
            "enabled": false,
            "description": "",
            "keyUsage": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT",
            "keyState": "PendingImport",
            "origin": "EXTERNAL",
            "keyManager": "CUSTOMER",
            "customerMasterKeySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
            "keySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
            "encryptionAlgorithms": [
                "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT"
            ],
            "multiRegion": false
        }
    },
    "requestID": "1aef6713-0223-4ff7-9a6d-781360521930",
    "eventID": "36327b37-f4f6-40a9-92ab-48064ec905a2",
    "readOnly": false,
    "resources": [
        {
            "accountId": "111122223333",
            "type": "AWS::KMS::Key",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab"
        }
    ],
    "eventType": "AwsApiCall",
    "managementEvent": true,
    "recipientAccountId": "111122223333",
    "eventCategory": "Management"
}
```

The following example shows the CloudTrail log of a `CreateKey` operation that creates a symmetric encryption KMS key in an [AWS CloudHSM key store](keystore-cloudhsm.md).

```
{
    "eventVersion": "1.08",
    "userIdentity": {
        "type": "IAMUser",
            "principalId": "EX_PRINCIPAL_ID",
            "arn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/Alice",
            "accountId": "111122223333",
            "accessKeyId": "EXAMPLE_KEY_ID",
            "userName": "Alice"
    },
    "eventTime": "2021-10-14T17:39:50Z",
    "eventSource": "kms.amazonaws.com",
    "eventName": "CreateKey",
    "awsRegion": "us-west-2",
    "sourceIPAddress": "192.0.2.0",
    "userAgent": "AWS Internal",
    "requestParameters": {
        "keyUsage": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT",
        "bypassPolicyLockoutSafetyCheck": false,
        "origin": "AWS_CLOUDHSM",
        "keySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
        "customerMasterKeySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
        "customKeyStoreId": "cks-1234567890abcdef0",
        "description": ""
    },
    "responseElements": {
        "keyMetadata": {
            "aWSAccountId": "111122223333",
            "keyId": "0987dcba-09fe-87dc-65ba-ab0987654321",
            "arn": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/0987dcba-09fe-87dc-65ba-ab0987654321",
            "creationDate": "Oct 14, 2021, 5:39:50 PM",
            "enabled": true,
            "description": "",
            "keyUsage": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT",
            "keyState": "Enabled",
            "origin": "AWS_CLOUDHSM",
            "customKeyStoreId": "cks-1234567890abcdef0",
            "cloudHsmClusterId": "cluster-1a23b4cdefg",
            "keyManager": "CUSTOMER",
            "customerMasterKeySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
            "keySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
            "encryptionAlgorithms": [
                "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT"
            ],
            "multiRegion": false
        }
    },
    "additionalEventData": {
        "backingKey": "{\"backingKeyId\":\"backing-key-id\"}"
    },
    "requestID": "4f0b185c-588c-4767-9e90-c618f7e13cad",
    "eventID": "c73964b8-703d-49e4-bd9e-f773d0ee1e65",
    "readOnly": false,
    "resources": [
        {
            "accountId": "111122223333",
            "type": "AWS::KMS::Key",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/0987dcba-09fe-87dc-65ba-ab0987654321"
        }
    ],
    "eventType": "AwsApiCall",
    "managementEvent": true,
    "recipientAccountId": "111122223333",
    "eventCategory": "Management"
}
```

The following example shows the CloudTrail log of a `CreateKey` operation that creates a symmetric encryption KMS key in an [external key store](keystore-external.md).

```
{
    "eventVersion": "1.08",
    "userIdentity": {
        "type": "IAMUser",
            "principalId": "EX_PRINCIPAL_ID",
            "arn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/Alice",
            "accountId": "111122223333",
            "accessKeyId": "EXAMPLE_KEY_ID",
            "userName": "Alice"
    },
    "eventTime": "2022-09-07T22:37:45Z",
    "eventSource": "kms.amazonaws.com",
    "eventName": "CreateKey",
    "awsRegion": "us-east-1",
    "sourceIPAddress": "192.0.2.0",
    "userAgent": "AWS Internal",
    "requestParameters": {
        "tags": [],
        "keyUsage": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT",
        "description": "",
        "origin": "EXTERNAL_KEY_STORE",        
        "multiRegion": false,
        "keySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
        "customerMasterKeySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
        "bypassPolicyLockoutSafetyCheck": false,
        "customKeyStoreId": "cks-1234567890abcdef0",
        "xksKeyId": "bb8562717f809024"
    },
    "responseElements": {
        "keyMetadata": {
            "aWSAccountId": "111122223333",
            "keyId": "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab",
            "arn": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab",
            "creationDate": "Dec 7, 2022, 10:37:45 PM",
            "enabled": true,
            "description": "",
            "keyUsage": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT",
            "keyState": "Enabled",
            "origin": "EXTERNAL_KEY_STORE",
            "customKeyStoreId": "cks-1234567890abcdef0",
            "keyManager": "CUSTOMER",
            "customerMasterKeySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
            "keySpec": "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT",
            "encryptionAlgorithms": [
                "SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT"
            ],
            "multiRegion": false,
            "xksKeyConfiguration": {                
                "id": "bb8562717f809024"
            }
        }
    },
    "requestID": "ba197c82-3ac7-487a-8ff4-7736bbeb1316",
    "eventID": "838ad5f4-5fdd-4044-afd7-4dbd88c6af56",
    "readOnly": false,
    "resources": [
        {
            "accountId": "227179770375",
            "type": "AWS::KMS::Key",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:227179770375:key/39c5eb22-f37c-4956-92ca-89e8f8b57ab2"
        }
    ],
    "eventType": "AwsApiCall",
    "managementEvent": true,
    "recipientAccountId": "111122223333",
    "eventCategory": "Management"
}
```