Dear Alibaba Cloud users,
Key Management Service (KMS) plans to release the automatic backup feature for instances of the software key management type free of charge from 09:00 on May 6, 2024 to 18:00 on May 10, 2024. Description:
Instances of the software key management type that are created after 00:00 on April 26, 2024: The key and secret data of an instance is automatically backed up when the instance is enabled. This allows you to restore data within the last 90 days. The backup data is permanently deleted 90 days after the instance release.
Instances of the software key management type that are created before 00:00 on April 26, 2024: If an instance uses an image whose version is 2.3 or later, the current-day key and secret data of the instance is automatically backed up when the instance is released. If you unsubscribe from or release an instance or you do not renew an instance after the instance expires, the instance is released. The backup data is permanently deleted 90 days after the instance release. If your instance uses an image whose version is earlier than 2.3 and you want to use the automatic backup feature, you must upgrade the image to the latest version.
You can delete the automatic backup data of an instance after the instance is released. Before you delete backup data, you must confirm that no applications or cloud services use the key or secret. The manual backup feature provided by default backup instances and purchased backup instances remains unchanged. You can still use the feature.
Thank you for your understanding and support.