AWS Secrets Manager now supports hybrid post-quantum TLS to protect secrets from quantum threats

AWS Secrets Manager ยท 2026-04-14

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Technical Details

Affected Versions 2.0.0+, 19+, 2.0.0+, v2.35.11+
Regions all
Cost Impact Neutral

What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Update to the latest versions of Secrets Manager Agent (2.0.0+), AWS Lambda Extension (19+), and Secrets Manager CSI Driver (2.0.0+) to automatically enable hybrid post-quantum key exchange for securing secrets retrieval, with minimal to no code changes required.

For Platform Teams

Adopt hybrid post-quantum TLS in Secrets Manager to enhance the security posture of your platform against emerging quantum threats, leveraging ML-KEM for quantum-resistant encryption without significant operational overhead.

For Executives

Evaluate the integration of hybrid post-quantum TLS in Secrets Manager to future-proof your secret management strategy against quantum computing threats, ensuring robust security for sensitive data without requiring code changes for most clients.

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