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enable_key

Operation

enable_key async

enable_key(input: EnableKeyInput, plugins: list[Plugin] | None = None) -> EnableKeyOutput

Sets the key state of a KMS key to enabled. This allows you to use the KMS key for cryptographic operations.

The KMS key that you use for this operation must be in a compatible key state. For details, see Key states of KMS keys in the Key Management Service Developer Guide.

Cross-account use: No. You cannot perform this operation on a KMS key in a different Amazon Web Services account.

Required permissions: kms:EnableKey (key policy)

Related operations: DisableKey

Eventual consistency: The KMS API follows an eventual consistency model. For more information, see KMS eventual consistency.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
input EnableKeyInput

An instance of EnableKeyInput.

required
plugins list[Plugin] | None

A list of callables that modify the configuration dynamically. Changes made by these plugins only apply for the duration of the operation execution and will not affect any other operation invocations.

None

Returns:

Type Description
EnableKeyOutput

An instance of EnableKeyOutput.

Input

EnableKeyInput dataclass

Bases: _SerdeShape

Dataclass for EnableKeyInput structure.

Attributes

key_id class-attribute instance-attribute
key_id: str | None = ...

Identifies the KMS key to enable.

Specify the key ID or key ARN of the KMS key.

For example:

  • Key ID: 1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab

  • Key ARN: arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab

To get the key ID and key ARN for a KMS key, use ListKeys or DescribeKey.

Output

EnableKeyOutput dataclass

Bases: _SerdeShape

Dataclass for EnableKeyOutput structure.

Attributes

response_metadata class-attribute instance-attribute
response_metadata: ResponseMetadata = ...

Metadata about the response that produced this output. Use this to recover the request identifiers a service's support team needs in order to investigate a call. Members of the metadata are individually optional.