doc-exports/docs/kms/umn/kms_01_0021.html

Configuring SMN

Scenario

This section describes how to configure the Simple Message Notification (SMN) function on the Cloud Trace Service (CTS) console.

Decryption will fail if the key used for encryption has been scheduled for deletion. You will receive messages about the decryption failure on terminals (SMS, email, HTTP, or HTTPS) if the SMN function has been configured in CTS.

Prerequisites

• CTS has been enabled.
• You have subscribed to SMN.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. Choose Management & Deployment > Cloud Trace Service to go to the CTS console.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, click Tracker List.
5. If the desired tracker is not enabled, click Enable. In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK to enable the tracker. If the tracker is already enabled, skip this step.
6. In the navigation pane on the left, click Key Event Notifications.
7. Click Create Key Event Notification at the upper right corner of the page. The creation page is displayed.
8. In the Basic Information area, enter a notification name. See Figure 1 for details.
   Figure 1 Configuring basic information
   

9. Select operation types in the Operation area. See Figure 2 for details.
   Figure 2 Selecting operation types
   

   Table 1 Parameters for operation types

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Operation Type	SMN sends messages to users when deletion, creation, or login operations are performed on keys.	Delete

10. In the User area, specify the user who performs the specified operations. See Figure 3 for details.
    

    • You can select All users so that SMN notifications are sent when specified operations are performed by any user.
    • You can also select Specified users and add users to the User List. Then SMN notifications are sent when the specified operations are performed by specified users.
    Figure 3 Specifying users
    

11. In the Topic area, configure whether to send notifications. See Figure 4 for details.
    Figure 4 Configuring SMN topic
    

    Table 2 Parameters for configuring the SMN notification

    Parameter	Description	Configuration
    Send Notification	Specifies whether notifications will be sent. Select Yes to activate notification. Select No to deactivate notification.	Yes
    SMN Topic	You can select an existing topic or click Topic to create a topic. For details about topics, see the Simple Message Notification User Guide.	KMS

12. Click OK. The SMN notification is configured.

Parent topic: Key Management Service