Access control with IAM

This topic shows how to manage access to Cloud KMS resources.

Overview

To manage access to Cloud KMS resources, such as keys and key rings, you grant Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles. You can grant or restrict the ability to perform specific cryptographic operations, such as rotating a key or encrypting data. You can grant IAM roles on:

A key directly
A key ring, inherited by all keys in that key ring
A Google Cloud project, inherited by all keys in the project
A Google Cloud folder, inherited by all keys in all projects in the folder
A Google Cloud organization, inherited by all keys in folders in the organization

For a complete list of Cloud KMS actions and IAM roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles. For a complete list of Cloud KMS resources and how they relate to each other, see Cloud KMS resources.

Before you begin

To complete these tasks, you need permission to administer Cloud KMS resources in the Google Cloud project. The Cloud KMS Admin role (roles/cloudkms.admin) includes the required permissions.

Sign in to your Google Cloud account. If you're new to Google Cloud, create an account to evaluate how our products perform in real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads.

In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

Roles required to select or create a project

Select a project: Selecting a project doesn't require a specific IAM role—you can select any project that you've been granted a role on.
Create a project: To create a project, you need the Project Creator role (roles/resourcemanager.projectCreator), which contains the resourcemanager.projects.create permission. Learn how to grant roles.

Go to project selector

Verify that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project.

Enable the required API.

Roles required to enable APIs

To enable APIs, you need the serviceusage.services.enable permission. If you created the project, then you likely already have this permission through the Owner role (roles/owner). Otherwise, you can get this permission through the Service Usage Admin role (roles/serviceusage.serviceUsageAdmin). Learn how to grant roles.

Enable the API

Install the Google Cloud CLI.

If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:

gcloud init

In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

Roles required to select or create a project

Select a project: Selecting a project doesn't require a specific IAM role—you can select any project that you've been granted a role on.
Create a project: To create a project, you need the Project Creator role (roles/resourcemanager.projectCreator), which contains the resourcemanager.projects.create permission. Learn how to grant roles.

Go to project selector

Verify that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project.

Enable the required API.

Roles required to enable APIs

Enable the API

Install the Google Cloud CLI.

If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:

gcloud init

Create a resource, such as a key ring.
Get the resource IDs for the resources created, such as a key ring, key, and key version.

Only IAM principals with Owner (roles/owner) or Cloud KMS Admin (roles/cloudkms.admin) roles can grant or revoke access to Cloud KMS resources.

Granting roles on a resource

The following example grants a role that provides access to a Cloud KMS key:

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys add-iam-policy-binding key \
    --keyring key-ring \
    --location location \
    --member principal-type:principal-email \
    --role roles/role

Replace key with the name of the key. Replace key-ring with the name of the key ring where the key is located. Replace location with the Cloud KMS location for the key ring. Replace principal-type and principal-email with the type of principal and the principal's email address. Replace role with the name of the role to add.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.


using Google.Cloud.Iam.V1;
using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;

public class IamAddMemberSample
{
    public Policy IamAddMember(
      string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring", string keyId = "my-key",
      string member = "user:foo@example.com")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the resource name.
        CryptoKeyName resourceName = new CryptoKeyName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId);

        // The resource name could also be a key ring.
        // var resourceName = new KeyRingName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

        // Get the current IAM policy.
        Policy policy = client.IAMPolicyClient.GetIamPolicy(
            new GetIamPolicyRequest
            { 
                ResourceAsResourceName = resourceName
            });

        // Add the member to the policy.
        policy.AddRoleMember("roles/cloudkms.cryptoKeyEncrypterDecrypter", member);

        // Save the updated IAM policy.
        Policy result = client.IAMPolicyClient.SetIamPolicy(
            new SetIamPolicyRequest
            {
                ResourceAsResourceName = resourceName,
                Policy = policy
            });

        // Return the resulting policy.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
)

// iamAddMember adds a new IAM member to the Cloud KMS key
func iamAddMember(w io.Writer, name, member string) error {
	// NOTE: The resource name can be either a key or a key ring. If IAM
	// permissions are granted on the key ring, the permissions apply to all keys
	// in the key ring.
	//
	// name := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring/cryptoKeys/my-key"
	// member := "user:foo@example.com"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Get the current IAM policy.
	handle := client.ResourceIAM(name)
	policy, err := handle.Policy(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get IAM policy: %w", err)
	}

	// Grant the member permissions. This example grants permission to use the key
	// to encrypt data.
	policy.Add(member, "roles/cloudkms.cryptoKeyEncrypterDecrypter")
	if err := handle.SetPolicy(ctx, policy); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save policy: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Updated IAM policy for %s\n", name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyName;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.iam.v1.Binding;
import com.google.iam.v1.Policy;
import java.io.IOException;

public class IamAddMember {

  public void iamAddMember() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String keyId = "my-key";
    String member = "user:foo@example.com";
    iamAddMember(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, member);
  }

  // Add the given IAM member to the key.
  public void iamAddMember(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String keyId, String member)
      throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the key version name from the project, location, key ring, key,
      // and key version.
      CryptoKeyName resourceName = CryptoKeyName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId);

      // The resource name could also be a key ring.
      // KeyRingName resourceName = KeyRingName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

      // Get the current policy.
      Policy policy = client.getIamPolicy(resourceName);

      // Create a new IAM binding for the member and role.
      Binding binding =
          Binding.newBuilder()
              .setRole("roles/cloudkms.cryptoKeyEncrypterDecrypter")
              .addMembers(member)
              .build();

      // Add the binding to the policy.
      Policy newPolicy = policy.toBuilder().addBindings(binding).build();

      client.setIamPolicy(resourceName, newPolicy);
      System.out.printf("Updated IAM policy for %s%n", resourceName.toString());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const keyId = 'my-key';
// const member = 'user:foo@example.com';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the resource name
const resourceName = client.cryptoKeyPath(
  projectId,
  locationId,
  keyRingId,
  keyId
);

// The resource name could also be a key ring.
// const resourceName = client.keyRingPath(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

async function iamAddMember() {
  // Get the current IAM policy.
  const [policy] = await client.getIamPolicy({
    resource: resourceName,
  });

  // Add the member to the policy.
  policy.bindings.push({
    role: 'roles/cloudkms.cryptoKeyEncrypterDecrypter',
    members: [member],
  });

  // Save the updated policy.
  const [updatedPolicy] = await client.setIamPolicy({
    resource: resourceName,
    policy: policy,
  });

  console.log('Updated policy');
  return updatedPolicy;
}

return iamAddMember();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Iam\V1\Binding;
use Google\Cloud\Iam\V1\GetIamPolicyRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Iam\V1\SetIamPolicyRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;

function iam_add_member(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $keyId = 'my-key',
    string $member = 'user:foo@example.com'
) {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the resource name.
    $resourceName = $client->cryptoKeyName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId, $keyId);

    // The resource name could also be a key ring.
    // $resourceName = $client->keyRingName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId);

    // Get the current IAM policy.
    $getIamPolicyRequest = (new GetIamPolicyRequest())
        ->setResource($resourceName);
    $policy = $client->getIamPolicy($getIamPolicyRequest);

    // Add the member to the policy.
    $bindings = $policy->getBindings();
    $bindings[] = (new Binding())
        ->setRole('roles/cloudkms.cryptoKeyEncrypterDecrypter')
        ->setMembers([$member]);
    $policy->setBindings($bindings);

    // Save the updated IAM policy.
    $setIamPolicyRequest = (new SetIamPolicyRequest())
        ->setResource($resourceName)
        ->setPolicy($policy);
    $updatedPolicy = $client->setIamPolicy($setIamPolicyRequest);
    printf('Added %s' . PHP_EOL, $member);

    return $updatedPolicy;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

from google.cloud import kms
from google.iam.v1 import policy_pb2 as iam_policy


def iam_add_member(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str, member: str
) -> iam_policy.Policy:
    """
    Add an IAM member to a resource.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to use (e.g. 'my-key').
        member (string): Member to add (e.g. 'user:foo@example.com')

    Returns:
        Policy: Updated Cloud IAM policy.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the resource name.
    resource_name = client.crypto_key_path(project_id, location_id, key_ring_id, key_id)

    # The resource name could also be a key ring.
    # resource_name = client.key_ring_path(project_id, location_id, key_ring_id);

    # Get the current policy.
    policy = client.get_iam_policy(request={"resource": resource_name})

    # Add the member to the policy.
    policy.bindings.add(
        role="roles/cloudkms.cryptoKeyEncrypterDecrypter", members=[member]
    )

    # Save the updated IAM policy.
    request = {"resource": resource_name, "policy": policy}

    updated_policy = client.set_iam_policy(request=request)
    print(f"Added {member} to {resource_name}")
    return updated_policy

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# key_id      = "my-key"
# member      = "user:foo@example.com"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the resource name.
resource_name = client.crypto_key_path project:    project_id,
                                       location:   location_id,
                                       key_ring:   key_ring_id,
                                       crypto_key: key_id

# The resource name could also be a key ring.
# resource_name = client.key_ring_path project: project_id, location: location_id, key_ring: key_ring_id

# Create the IAM client.
iam_client = Google::Cloud::Kms::V1::IAMPolicy::Client.new

# Get the current IAM policy.
policy = iam_client.get_iam_policy resource: resource_name

# Add the member to the policy.
policy.bindings << Google::Iam::V1::Binding.new(
  members: [member],
  role:    "roles/cloudkms.cryptoKeyEncrypterDecrypter"
)

# Save the updated policy.
updated_policy = iam_client.set_iam_policy resource: resource_name, policy: policy
puts "Added #{member}"

Revoking access to a resource

To remove a principal's access to a Cloud KMS key:

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys remove-iam-policy-binding key \
    --keyring key-ring \
    --location location \
    --member principal-type:principal-email \
    --role roles/role-name

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.


using Google.Cloud.Iam.V1;
using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;

public class IamRemoveMemberSample
{
    public Policy IamRemoveMember(
      string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring", string keyId = "my-key",
      string member = "user:foo@example.com")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the resource name.
        CryptoKeyName resourceName = new CryptoKeyName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId);

        // The resource name could also be a key ring.
        // var resourceName = new KeyRingName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

        // Get the current IAM policy.
        Policy policy = client.IAMPolicyClient.GetIamPolicy(
            new GetIamPolicyRequest
            {
                ResourceAsResourceName = resourceName
            });

        // Add the member to the policy.
        policy.RemoveRoleMember("roles/cloudkms.cryptoKeyEncrypterDecrypter", member);

        // Save the updated IAM policy.
        Policy result = client.IAMPolicyClient.SetIamPolicy(
            new SetIamPolicyRequest
            {
                ResourceAsResourceName = resourceName,
                Policy = policy
            });

        // Return the resulting policy.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
)

// iamRemoveMember removes the IAM member from the Cloud KMS key, if they exist.
func iamRemoveMember(w io.Writer, name, member string) error {
	// NOTE: The resource name can be either a key or a key ring.
	//
	// name := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring/cryptoKeys/my-key"
	// member := "user:foo@example.com"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if

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Overview

Before you begin

Granting roles on a resource

gcloud

C#

Go

Java

Node.js

PHP

Python

Ruby

Revoking access to a resource

gcloud

C#

Go

Access control with IAM