AWS Lambda announces support for encryption of filter criteria for event source mappings
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The article discusses a new feature in AWS Lambda that allows encrypting filter criteria for event source mappings using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) Customer Managed Keys (CMKs). This encryption capability provides enhanced security and control over the criteria used to filter events sent to Lambda functions.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Introduction of support for encrypting filter criteria with CMKs for event source mappings in AWS Lambda
- Overview of event filter criteria and event source mappings in Lambda
- Benefit of encrypted filter criteria: fine-grained security control and compliance
- General availability across all AWS Commercial Regions where Lambda is available
- Methods to enable encryption: Lambda API, Console, CLI, SDKs, CloudFormation, and AWS SAM
- References to Lambda and KMS documentation for more information
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