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In amazonaws.cn there's no KMS and they only gave the ability to use virtual MFA devices at the end of 2017 [0] All of this is to say nothing of the additional
by philsnow 8y ago
In amazonaws.cn there's no KMS and they only gave the ability to use virtual MFA devices at the end of 2017 [0]
All of this is to say nothing of the additional restrictions imposed by the government -- I agree with contingencies that it's "not easy" to run a business in (AWS) China, but I think that at this point everybody who's seriously thinking about doing so knows what to expect.
[0] https://www.amazonaws.cn/en/new/2017/now-add-additional-protection-to-your-aws-accounts-by-enabling-virtual-mfa-during-sign-in/ https://www.amazonaws.cn/en/new/2017/now-add-additional-prot...
- cheeze 8y agoThey offer KMS literally every region except China. No point in running a security/encryption service in China when they're just going to steal the keys.
- steelframe 8y agoThe tragedy here is that the government isn't the only adversary. Without encryption, users are being left exposed to black hats who can get at the backend storage, either through hacking or through failure to securely decommission physical storage media.