Exporting a private key
Function
Export the private key of a specified key pair.
Calling Method
For details, see Calling APIs.
URI
POST /v3/{project_id}/keypairs/private-key/export
Parameter |
Mandatory |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
project_id |
Yes |
String |
Project ID |
Request Parameters
Parameter |
Mandatory |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
X-Auth-Token |
Yes |
String |
User token. Can be obtained by calling the IAM API for obtaining the user token (the value of X-Subject-Token in the response header). |
Parameter |
Mandatory |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
keypair |
Yes |
KeypairBean object |
Information about the key pair whose private key is to be exported |
Response Parameters
Status code: 200
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
keypair |
ExportPrivateKeyKeypairBean object |
Information about the exported private key |
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
name |
String |
SSH key pair name. |
private_key |
String |
Private key of the SSH key pair |
Status code: 400
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
error_code |
String |
Error Codes |
error_msg |
String |
Description |
Example Requests
{ "keypair" : { "name" : "demo2" } }
Example Responses
Status code: 200
Request succeeded.
{ "keypair" : { "name" : "demo2", "private_key" : "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----..." } }
Status code: 400
Error response
{ "error_code" : "KPS.XXX", "error_msg" : "XXX" }
Status Codes
Status Code |
Description |
---|---|
200 |
Request succeeded. |
400 |
Error response |
Error Codes
See Error Codes.
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