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AWS general documentation change

Service: general · 2025-11-07 · Documentation low

File: general/latest/gr/kms.md

Summary

Standardized KMS GenerateDataKeyPair request rate quotas across all supported regions for RSA key types

Security assessment

This updates service quotas for cryptographic operations but does not indicate a security fix or vulnerability. Rate limits are operational controls, not direct security features.

Diff

diff --git a/general/latest/gr/kms.md b/general/latest/gr/kms.md
index 90ba40100..208d62a39 100644
--- a//general/latest/gr/kms.md
+++ b//general/latest/gr/kms.md
@@ -87,3 +87,3 @@ GenerateDataKeyPair (ECC_SECG_P256K1) request rate | Each supported Region: 100
-GenerateDataKeyPair (RSA_2048) request rate |  us-east-1: 20 per second ap-northeast-2: 20 per second ap-south-1: 20 per second ca-central-1: 20 per second eu-central-1: 20 per second eu-west-3: 20 per second sa-east-1: 20 per second Each of the other supported Regions: 1 per second |  [Yes](https://console.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/home/services/kms/quotas/L-77042783) | Maximum requests per second to generate RSA_2048 data key pairs. This shared quota applies to GenerateDataKeyPair and GenerateDataKeyPairWithoutPlaintext requests for RSA_2048 data key pairs. When you reach this quota, KMS rejects this type of request for the remainder of the interval.  
-GenerateDataKeyPair (RSA_3072) request rate |  us-east-1: 4 per second ap-northeast-2: 4 per second ap-south-1: 4 per second ca-central-1: 4 per second eu-central-1: 4 per second eu-west-3: 4 per second sa-east-1: 4 per second Each of the other supported Regions: 0.5 per second |  [Yes](https://console.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/home/services/kms/quotas/L-AE57B391) | Maximum requests per second to generate RSA_3072 data key pairs. This shared quota applies to GenerateDataKeyPair and GenerateDataKeyPairWithoutPlaintext requests for RSA_3072 data key pairs. When you reach this quota, KMS rejects this type of request for the remainder of the interval.  
-GenerateDataKeyPair (RSA_4096) request rate |  us-east-1: 1 per second ap-northeast-2: 1 per second ap-south-1: 1 per second ca-central-1: 1 per second eu-central-1: 1 per second eu-west-3: 1 per second sa-east-1: 1 per second Each of the other supported Regions: 0.1 per second |  [Yes](https://console.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/home/services/kms/quotas/L-FCE4492D) | Maximum requests per second to generate RSA_4096 data key pairs. This shared quota applies to GenerateDataKeyPair and GenerateDataKeyPairWithoutPlaintext requests for RSA_4096 data key pairs. When you reach this quota, KMS rejects this type of request for the remainder of the interval.  
+GenerateDataKeyPair (RSA_2048) request rate | Each supported Region: 20 per second |  [Yes](https://console.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/home/services/kms/quotas/L-77042783) | Maximum requests per second to generate RSA_2048 data key pairs. This shared quota applies to GenerateDataKeyPair and GenerateDataKeyPairWithoutPlaintext requests for RSA_2048 data key pairs. When you reach this quota, KMS rejects this type of request for the remainder of the interval.  
+GenerateDataKeyPair (RSA_3072) request rate | Each supported Region: 4 per second |  [Yes](https://console.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/home/services/kms/quotas/L-AE57B391) | Maximum requests per second to generate RSA_3072 data key pairs. This shared quota applies to GenerateDataKeyPair and GenerateDataKeyPairWithoutPlaintext requests for RSA_3072 data key pairs. When you reach this quota, KMS rejects this type of request for the remainder of the interval.  
+GenerateDataKeyPair (RSA_4096) request rate | Each supported Region: 1 per second |  [Yes](https://console.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/home/services/kms/quotas/L-FCE4492D) | Maximum requests per second to generate RSA_4096 data key pairs. This shared quota applies to GenerateDataKeyPair and GenerateDataKeyPairWithoutPlaintext requests for RSA_4096 data key pairs. When you reach this quota, KMS rejects this type of request for the remainder of the interval.