AWS KMS increases default service quotas for cryptographic operations
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The article discusses an increase in default service quotas for cryptographic operations in AWS Key Management Service (KMS) across all AWS Regions.
Specifically, the article covers:
- The request rate for symmetric cryptographic operations has doubled from 50,000 to 100,000 in US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), and Europe (Ireland) regions.
- The request rate for cryptographic operations involving RSA and ECC KMS keys has increased from 500 to 1,000 in all AWS Regions.
- The increased quotas apply to all AWS Regions, including the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.
- More information on the increased quotas can be found in the "Request quotas" section of the AWS KMS Developer Guide.
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