Systems Manager Parameter Store¶

• secure storage for configuration and secrets
• optional encryption using kms
• serverless
• easy sdk
• version tracking
• configuration management using iam and path
• notifications with cloudwatch events
• cloudformation support

Path¶

• prod/db/pw e.g.

Cost¶

Standard¶

• Storage up to 10k parameter free
• max size 4k
• no policies
• higher throughput for api (up to 1k per sec) cost 5 cent per 10k calls

Advances¶

• Storage up to 100k
• max size 8kb
• policies can be used
• 0.05 cent per parameter per month
• thoughput the same as standard

Policies¶

• assign TTL to a paramter
• multi policy possible
• notification possible