Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB customer managed key encryption, August 2026

Cloud & FinOps · Aug 21, 2026 · 12 min read

Timestream for InfluxDB customer managed keys shipped 20 August 2026 with no API or CLI reference

AWS announced customer managed key support for Timestream for InfluxDB on 20 August 2026. The developer guide hands you a --kms-key-id flag that six AWS reference pages do not document.

Manu Shukla

#AWS #timestream #influxdb

$Abstract blue cryptographic lattice over a dark data-center floor with one node fracturing into light$

Engineering · Jul 31, 2026 · 12 min read

60 hours to halve a post-quantum cipher: a 2026 crypto-agility playbook

In July 2026 Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview halved a post-quantum signature candidate's security margin and sped a reduced AES attack 200-800x. No production system broke, but the direction of travel is the story

Manu Shukla

#post-quantum cryptography #crypto-agility #AI security