The KMS service
KMS is an Aruba Cloud service for the centralized management of the encryption keys needed to protect the data.
It allows you to create encryption keys, store them securely and have complete control over their life cycle.
In light of the growing awareness of information security issues and data sovereignty, cryptography is the fundamental tool for protecting data, whether in transit, in use or at rest.
KMS status
A KMS can show the following statuses:
| KMS status |
Status description |
Action |
| Creating |
KMS is being created. |
Wait for creation to be completed. |
| Active |
KMS is switched on. |
KMS is switched on. |
| Updating |
KMS is being updated following changes made. |
Wait for the update to complete. |
| Deleting |
KMS is being deleted. |
Wait for it to be deleted. |