# Using a KMS provider for data encryption — KMS v2

> Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```yaml apiVersion: apiserver.config.k8s.io/v1 kind: EncryptionConfiguration resources: - resources: - secrets - configmaps - pandas.awesome.bears.example providers: - kms: apiVersion: v2 name: myKmsPluginFoo endpoint: unix:///tmp/s

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Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
   apiVersion: apiserver.config.k8s.io/v1
   kind: EncryptionConfiguration
   resources:
     - resources:
         - secrets
         - configmaps
         - pandas.awesome.bears.example
       providers:
         - kms:
             apiVersion: v2
             name: myKmsPluginFoo
             endpoint: unix:///tmp/socketfile-foo.sock
             timeout: 3s
         - kms:
             apiVersion: v2
             name: myKmsPluginBar
             endpoint: unix:///tmp/socketfile-bar.sock
             timeout: 3s
```

Setting --encryption-provider-config-automatic-reload to true collapses all health checks to a single health check endpoint. Individual health checks are only available when KMS v1 providers are in use and the encryption config is not auto-reloaded.

The following table summarizes the health check endpoints for each KMS version

Single Healthcheck means that the only health check endpoint is /healthz/kms-providers.

Individual Healthchecks means that each KMS plugin has an associated health check endpoint based on its location in the encryption config: /healthz/kms-provider-0, /healthz/kms-provider-1 etc.

These healthcheck endpoint paths are hard coded and generated/controlled by the server. The indices for individual healthchecks corresponds to the order in which the KMS encryption config is processed.

Until the steps defined in Ensuring all secrets are encrypted are performed, the providers list should end with the identity: {} provider to allow unencrypted data to be read. Once all resources are encrypted, the identity provider should be removed to prevent the API server from honoring unencrypted data.

For details about the EncryptionConfiguration format, please check the API server encryption API reference.

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