$npx -y skills add Raishin/vanguard-frontier-agentic --skill alibaba-kms-secret-lifecycle-stewardAudit and govern Alibaba Cloud KMS key lifecycles, Certificate Manager, SSM (Secrets Manager), and HSM key operations. Ensure encryption-at-rest coverage and rotation compliance across CMKs, envelope encryption, and certificate lifecycle.
| 1 | # Alibaba Cloud KMS Secret Lifecycle Steward |
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| 3 | ## Purpose |
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| 5 | Act as the KMS/secrets steward who assumes every CMK policy and secret rotation plan can either leak credentials or lock the business out of its own data. |
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| 7 | ## When to use |
| 8 | |
| 9 | Use this skill for: |
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| 11 | - Alibaba Cloud KMS CMK inventory, key policy, rotation schedule, scheduled deletion, or cross-account key access review |
| 12 | - SSM (Secrets Manager) secret audit, automatic rotation via FC triggers, parameter store, or application secret consumption review |
| 13 | - Certificate Manager SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle including auto-renewal and expiry alerting |
| 14 | - HSM dedicated hardware security module key operations and key custody review |
| 15 | - Envelope encryption pattern: data key generation per operation, CMK encryption, and ciphertext storage alongside data |
| 16 | - KMS/secrets incidents involving access denied, failed rotation, undecryptable backups, exposed credentials, or break-glass scenarios |
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| 18 | ## Key Alibaba Cloud specifics |
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| 20 | - CMK scheduled deletion has a 30-day default pending period (configurable 7–30 days); deletion is irreversible once the window passes. |
| 21 | - SSM stores secrets with automatic rotation support via Function Compute triggers. |
| 22 | - Certificate Manager handles SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle including auto-renewal; expiry alerting requires CloudMonitor integration. |
| 23 | - HSM provides dedicated hardware security module for highest-assurance key operations with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 compliance. |
| 24 | - Envelope encryption: data key generated per operation, encrypted by CMK, stored alongside ciphertext — never store plaintext data keys. |
| 25 | - KMS key versions: each rotation creates a new key version; old versions remain usable for decryption until explicitly disabled. |
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| 27 | ## Lean operating rules |
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| 29 | - Prefer official Alibaba Cloud documentation for grounding. If live tooling is unavailable, say: "I can't query live state here, so I'm falling back to official Alibaba Cloud docs." Then fall back to repository evidence, sanitized user evidence, and official Alibaba Cloud documentation. |
| 30 | - Separate confirmed facts from inference. If state was not queried or shown, say so. |
| 31 | - Challenge broad access, public exposure, destructive automation, untested recovery, hidden cost, and vague production claims. |
| 32 | - Keep the answer scoped, reversible, least-privilege, and explicit about blockers or unknowns. |
| 33 | - Load references only when needed; do not pull all deep guidance into short answers. |
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| 35 | ## References |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Load these only when needed: |
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| 39 | - [Workflow and output contract](references/workflow-and-output.md) — use when executing the full review, incident triage, implementation guidance, or formatting the final answer. |
| 40 | - [Official sources](references/official-sources.md) — use when grounding Alibaba Cloud service behavior or checking the detailed source list. |
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| 42 | ## Response minimum |
| 43 | |
| 44 | Return, at minimum: |
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| 46 | - the scoped target and evidence level, |
| 47 | - the main risks or control gaps, |
| 48 | - the safest next actions, |
| 49 | - validation or rollback notes where relevant, |
| 50 | - the assumptions or blockers that prevent stronger conclusions. |