# Work with DynamoDB table encryption using AWS Command Line Interface v2
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The following code example shows how to manage encryption options for DynamoDB tables.
+ Create a table with default encryption.
+ Create a table with a customer managed CMK.
+ Update table encryption settings.
+ Describe table encryption.

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**AWS CLI with Bash script**  
Create a table with default encryption.  

```
# Create a table with default encryption (AWS owned key)
aws dynamodb create-table \
    --table-name CustomerData \
    --attribute-definitions \
        AttributeName=CustomerID,AttributeType=S \
    --key-schema \
        AttributeName=CustomerID,KeyType=HASH \
    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
    --sse-specification Enabled=true,SSEType=KMS
```
Create a table with a customer managed CMK.  

```
# Step 1: Create a customer managed key in KMS
aws kms create-key \
    --description "Key for DynamoDB table encryption" \
    --key-usage ENCRYPT_DECRYPT \
    --customer-master-key-spec SYMMETRIC_DEFAULT

# Store the key ID for later use
KEY_ID=$(aws kms list-keys --query "Keys[?contains(KeyArn, 'Key for DynamoDB')].KeyId" --output text)

# Step 2: Create a table with the customer managed key
aws dynamodb create-table \
    --table-name SensitiveData \
    --attribute-definitions \
        AttributeName=RecordID,AttributeType=S \
    --key-schema \
        AttributeName=RecordID,KeyType=HASH \
    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
    --sse-specification Enabled=true,SSEType=KMS,KMSMasterKeyId=$KEY_ID
```
Update table encryption.  

```
# Update a table to use a different KMS key
aws dynamodb update-table \
    --table-name CustomerData \
    --sse-specification Enabled=true,SSEType=KMS,KMSMasterKeyId=$KEY_ID
```
Describe table encryption.  

```
# Describe the table to see encryption settings
aws dynamodb describe-table \
    --table-name CustomerData \
    --query "Table.SSEDescription"
```
+ For API details, see the following topics in *AWS CLI Command Reference*.
  + [CreateKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/aws-cli/kms-2014-11-01/CreateKey)
  + [CreateTable](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/aws-cli/dynamodb-2012-08-10/CreateTable)
  + [DescribeTable](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/aws-cli/dynamodb-2012-08-10/DescribeTable)
  + [UpdateTable](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/aws-cli/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateTable)

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