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Deletion or Disabling of Key Versions Causing Denial of Service or Data Loss

CCC.KeyMgmt.TH01

Disabling, scheduling deletion, or permanently purging KMS key versions that protect sensitive data can prevent required decryption or signing operations. Service interruption or irreversible data loss may occur if the key material is no longer recoverable.

Related Capabilities

IDTitleDescription
CCC.KeyMgmt.CP14Key VersioningProvides the ability to manage multiple versions of a key.
CCC.KeyMgmt.CP16Disable keySupports the ability to disable a managed key without deletion.
CCC.KeyMgmt.CP18Soft DeleteSupports the ability to prevent the immediate deletion of a managed key. This includes the ability to recover accidental deletion of keys within a grace period.
CCC.KeyMgmt.CP19Delete KeySupports the ability to permanently delete a managed key after the grace period defined on soft delete.

Related Controls

IDTitleDescription
CCC.KeyMgmt.CN01Alert on Key-version ChangesGenerate near-real-time alerts when a KMS key version is disabled or scheduled for deletion, enabling rapid investigation and recovery.

External Mappings

FrameworkIDRelationshipRemarks
MITRE-ATT&CKT1485relates-toData Destruction
MITRE-ATT&CKT1489relates-toService Stop
MITRE-ATT&CKT1490relates-toInhibit System Recovery