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A Cloud KMS EKM config applies to all keys with a protection level of EXTERNAL_VPC in a given project or location. These are keys managed by and stored in an external key management system and accessed by Cloud KMS over VPC.

cloudkms.​ekmConfigs.​update

Allows changing or removing the default EKM connection for this project and location. This may cause keys to be inaccessible, creating a DOS.

Risks

  1. Denial-of-service (HIGH)

Scope: MEDIUM

This privilege may grant access to confidential data, or its exploit can incur operational cost.

Links

  • https:​/​/​cloud.​google.​com/​kms/​docs/​reference/​rest/​v1/​EkmConfig

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