Accessing the page for importing private keys
Function
Import the private key to the specified key pair.
Calling Method
For details, see Calling APIs.
URI
POST /v3/{project_id}/keypairs/private-key/import
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 | ImportPrivateKeyKeypairBean object | Information about the key pair to be imported |
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | Yes | String | SSH key pair name. - The name of a key pair must be unique. - The key pair name can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-) and cannot exceed 64 bytes. |
user_id | No | String | User that an SSH key pair belongs to |
key_protection | Yes | ImportPrivateKeyProtection object | Private key hosting and protection for the SSH key pair. |
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
private_key | Yes | String | Private key of the imported SSH key pair. |
encryption | Yes | Encryption object | How a private key is encrypted and stored. |
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
type | Yes | String | Value options: - default: The default encryption mode. Applicable to sites where KMS is not deployed. - kms: KMS encryption mode. If the KMS service is not available at the site, set this parameter to default. |
kms_key_name | No | String | KMS key name.
|
kms_key_id | No | String | KMS key ID.
|
Response Parameters
Status code: 200
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
keypair | ImportPrivateKeyKeypairBean object | One |
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | SSH key pair name. - The name of a key pair must be unique. - The key pair name can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-) and cannot exceed 64 bytes. |
user_id | String | User that an SSH key pair belongs to |
key_protection | ImportPrivateKeyProtection object | Private key hosting and protection for the SSH key pair. |
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
private_key | String | Private key of the imported SSH key pair. |
encryption | Encryption object | How a private key is encrypted and stored. |
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
type | String | Value options: - default: The default encryption mode. Applicable to sites where KMS is not deployed. - kms: KMS encryption mode. If the KMS service is not available at the site, set this parameter to default. |
kms_key_name | String | KMS key name.
|
kms_key_id | String | KMS key ID.
|
Status code: 400
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
error_code | String | Error Codes |
error_msg | String | Description |
Example Requests
{
"keypair" : {
"name" : "demo2",
"key_protection" : {
"private_key" : "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----...",
"encryption" : {
"type" : "kms",
"kms_key_name" : "kps/default"
}
}
}
} Example Responses
Status code: 200
Request succeeded.
{
"keypair" : {
"name" : "demo2"
}
} 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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