Description

This policy identifies AWS SageMaker Notebook Instances that are not configured to use a Customer-Managed Key (CMK) from AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for encrypting data at rest. By default, SageMaker uses an AWS-managed key for encryption; however, using a Customer-Managed Key provides enhanced control over key management and access policies.

Rationale

Encrypting SageMaker notebook instance volumes with a Customer-Managed Key provides stronger security and compliance controls. It allows for full lifecycle management of the encryption key, including creation, rotation, and deactivation. It also enables fine-grained access controls and auditing of key usage, supporting adherence to organizational and regulatory data protection requirements.

Impact

Remediation requires provisioning a new SageMaker notebook instance configured with the desired Customer-Managed Key, as the encryption key of an existing instance cannot be modified. This process may involve migrating data from the current instance to the newly created one.

Audit

This policy flags an AWS SageMaker Notebook Instance as INCOMPLIANT if the KMS Key ID field is empty.