Amazon Cognito now supports customer managed key for encryption at rest

Amazon Cognito ยท 2026-06-23

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What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Configure Amazon Cognito user pools to use customer managed keys in AWS KMS for encrypting data at rest, and monitor key usage via AWS CloudTrail to maintain security and compliance.

For Platform Teams

Integrate customer managed keys into Amazon Cognito user pools to provide enhanced control over encryption, improving data security and governance across the platform.

For Executives

Evaluate adopting customer managed keys for Amazon Cognito to enhance data governance and security, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and reducing risk by controlling access to encrypted data.

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