diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_access_key.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_access_key.go
index ef74fe88b..3aaf64ee9 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_access_key.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_access_key.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/encryption"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
 
@@ -26,19 +27,31 @@ func resourceAwsIamAccessKey() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 			"status": &schema.Schema{
-				Type: schema.TypeString,
-				// this could be settable, but goamz does not support the
-				// UpdateAccessKey API yet.
-				Computed: true,
-			},
-			"secret": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+			"secret": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:       schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:   true,
+				Deprecated: "Please use a PGP key to encrypt",
+			},
 			"ses_smtp_password": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+			"pgp_key": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				ForceNew: true,
+				Optional: true,
+			},
+			"key_fingerprint": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+			"encrypted_secret": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -59,8 +72,25 @@ func resourceAwsIamAccessKeyCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 		)
 	}
 
-	if err := d.Set("secret", createResp.AccessKey.SecretAccessKey); err != nil {
-		return err
+	d.SetId(*createResp.AccessKey.AccessKeyId)
+
+	if createResp.AccessKey == nil || createResp.AccessKey.SecretAccessKey == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("[ERR] CreateAccessKey response did not contain a Secret Access Key as expected")
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("pgp_key"); ok {
+		pgpKey := v.(string)
+		encryptionKey, err := encryption.RetrieveGPGKey(pgpKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fingerprint, encrypted, err := encryption.EncryptValue(encryptionKey, *createResp.AccessKey.SecretAccessKey, "IAM Access Key Secret")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		d.Set("key_fingerprint", fingerprint)
+		d.Set("encrypted_secret", encrypted)
 	}
 
 	d.Set("ses_smtp_password",
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_access_key_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_access_key_test.go
index 3a1df33ae..9c8ff2bfa 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_access_key_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_access_key_test.go
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 package aws
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/pgpkeys"
 )
 
 func TestAccAWSAccessKey_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	var conf iam.AccessKeyMetadata
+	rName := fmt.Sprintf("test-user-%d", acctest.RandInt())
 
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ func TestAccAWSAccessKey_basic(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccAWSAccessKeyConfig,
+				Config: testAccAWSAccessKeyConfig(rName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyExists("aws_iam_access_key.a_key", &conf),
 					testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyAttributes(&conf),
@@ -30,6 +35,33 @@ func TestAccAWSAccessKey_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSAccessKey_encrypted(t *testing.T) {
+	var conf iam.AccessKeyMetadata
+	rName := fmt.Sprintf("test-user-%d", acctest.RandInt())
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccAWSAccessKeyConfig_encrypted(rName, testPubAccessKey1),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyExists("aws_iam_access_key.a_key", &conf),
+					testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyAttributes(&conf),
+					testDecryptSecretKeyAndTest("aws_iam_access_key.a_key", testPrivKey1),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_iam_access_key.a_key", "secret", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(
+						"aws_iam_access_key.a_key", "encrypted_secret"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(
+						"aws_iam_access_key.a_key", "key_fingerprint"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	iamconn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).iamconn
 
@@ -74,16 +106,17 @@ func testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyExists(n string, res *iam.AccessKeyMetadata) resour
 		}
 
 		iamconn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).iamconn
+		name := rs.Primary.Attributes["user"]
 
 		resp, err := iamconn.ListAccessKeys(&iam.ListAccessKeysInput{
-			UserName: aws.String("testuser"),
+			UserName: aws.String(name),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		if len(resp.AccessKeyMetadata) != 1 ||
-			*resp.AccessKeyMetadata[0].UserName != "testuser" {
+			*resp.AccessKeyMetadata[0].UserName != name {
 			return fmt.Errorf("User not found not found")
 		}
 
@@ -95,7 +128,7 @@ func testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyExists(n string, res *iam.AccessKeyMetadata) resour
 
 func testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyAttributes(accessKeyMetadata *iam.AccessKeyMetadata) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
-		if *accessKeyMetadata.UserName != "testuser" {
+		if !strings.Contains(*accessKeyMetadata.UserName, "test-user") {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Bad username: %s", *accessKeyMetadata.UserName)
 		}
 
@@ -107,15 +140,55 @@ func testAccCheckAWSAccessKeyAttributes(accessKeyMetadata *iam.AccessKeyMetadata
 	}
 }
 
-const testAccAWSAccessKeyConfig = `
+func testDecryptSecretKeyAndTest(nAccessKey, key string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		keyResource, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[nAccessKey]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", nAccessKey)
+		}
+
+		password, ok := keyResource.Primary.Attributes["encrypted_secret"]
+		if !ok {
+			return errors.New("No password in state")
+		}
+
+		// We can't verify that the decrypted password is correct, because we don't
+		// have it. We can verify that decrypting it does not error
+		_, err := pgpkeys.DecryptBytes(password, key)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error decrypting password: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccAWSAccessKeyConfig(rName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_iam_user" "a_user" {
-	name = "testuser"
+        name = "%s"
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_access_key" "a_key" {
-	user = "${aws_iam_user.a_user.name}"
+        user    = "${aws_iam_user.a_user.name}"
+}
+`, rName)
+}
+
+func testAccAWSAccessKeyConfig_encrypted(rName, key string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_iam_user" "a_user" {
+        name = "%s"
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_access_key" "a_key" {
+        user    = "${aws_iam_user.a_user.name}"
+        pgp_key = <<EOF
+%s
+EOF
+}
+`, rName, key)
 }
-`
 
 func TestSesSmtpPasswordFromSecretKey(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
@@ -133,3 +206,80 @@ func TestSesSmtpPasswordFromSecretKey(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+const testPubAccessKey1 = `mQENBFXbjPUBCADjNjCUQwfxKL+RR2GA6pv/1K+zJZ8UWIF9S0lk7cVIEfJiprzzwiMwBS5cD0da
+rGin1FHvIWOZxujA7oW0O2TUuatqI3aAYDTfRYurh6iKLC+VS+F7H+/mhfFvKmgr0Y5kDCF1j0T/
+063QZ84IRGucR/X43IY7kAtmxGXH0dYOCzOe5UBX1fTn3mXGe2ImCDWBH7gOViynXmb6XNvXkP0f
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+S2V5IDGJATgEEwECACIFAlXbjPUCGy8GCwkIBwMCBhUIAgkKCwQWAgMBAh4BAheAAAoJEOfLr44B
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+OIu60YPNE4+h7u2CfYyFPu3AlUaGNMBlvy6PEpU=`
+
+const testPrivAccessKey1 = `lQOYBFXbjPUBCADjNjCUQwfxKL+RR2GA6pv/1K+zJZ8UWIF9S0lk7cVIEfJiprzzwiMwBS5cD0da
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diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/iam_access_key.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/iam_access_key.html.markdown
index 529563ed5..f66b35c71 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/iam_access_key.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/iam_access_key.html.markdown
@@ -14,18 +14,20 @@ Provides an IAM access key. This is a set of credentials that allow API requests
 
 ```
 resource "aws_iam_access_key" "lb" {
-    user = "${aws_iam_user.lb.name}"
+  user    = "${aws_iam_user.lb.name}"
+  pgp_key = "keybase:some_person_that_exists"
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_user" "lb" {
-    name = "loadbalancer"
-    path = "/system/"
+  name = "loadbalancer"
+  path = "/system/"
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_user_policy" "lb_ro" {
-    name = "test"
-    user = "${aws_iam_user.lb.name}"
-    policy = <<EOF
+  name = "test"
+  user = "${aws_iam_user.lb.name}"
+
+  policy = <<EOF
 {
   "Version": "2012-10-17",
   "Statement": [
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ resource "aws_iam_user_policy" "lb_ro" {
 }
 EOF
 }
+
+output "secret" {
+  value = "${aws_iam_access_key.lb.encrypted_secret}"
+}
 ```
 
 ## Argument Reference
@@ -47,6 +53,8 @@ EOF
 The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `user` - (Required) The IAM user to associate with this access key.
+* `pgp_key` - (Optional) Either a base-64 encoded PGP public key, or a
+  keybase username in the form `keybase:username`.
 
 ## Attributes Reference
 
@@ -54,7 +62,14 @@ The following attributes are exported:
 
 * `id` - The access key ID.
 * `user` - The IAM user associated with this access key.
-* `secret` - The secret access key. Note that this will be written to the state file.
+* `key_fingerprint` - The fingerprint of the PGP key used to encrypt
+  the secret
+* `secret` - The secret access key. Note that this will be written
+to the state file. Please supply a `pgp_key` instead, which will prevent the
+secret from being stored in plain text
+* `encrypted_secret` - The encrypted secret, base64 encoded.
+~> **NOTE:** The encrypted secret may be decrypted using the command line,
+   for example: `terraform output secret | base64 --decode | keybase pgp decrypt`.
 * `ses_smtp_password` - The secret access key converted into an SES SMTP
   password by applying [AWS's documented conversion
   algorithm](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/smtp-credentials.html#smtp-credentials-convert).