Optimize AWS KMS decryption costs for Database Activity Streams
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This article discusses optimizing the costs associated with using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for decrypting the database activity stream logs from Amazon Aurora and RDS. Specifically, it covers:
- Solution overview using services like Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, AWS Lambda, and AWS KMS
- Prerequisites like creating a KMS key and starting the database activity stream
- Creating a Lambda function to cache the KMS data encryption key
- Validating the solution using Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail
- Findings on the potential cost savings
- Security considerations and best practices
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