AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02)
SSM Parameter Store¶
- Serverless
- Used to store parameters & secrets
- Parameter versioning
- Seamless Encryption with KMS for encryption and decryption of stored secrets
- Parameters are stored in hierarchical fashion
Tiers¶
| Standard Tier | Advanced Tier | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of parameters | 10,000 | 100,000 |
| Max parameter size | 4KB | 8KB |
| Parameter Policy | Not supported | Supported |
| Cost | Free | Paid |
Parameter Policies¶
- Only supported in advanced tier
- Assign policies to a parameter for additional features
- Expire the parameter after some time (TTL)
- Parameter expiration notification
- Parameter change notification
Last updated: 2022-05-11