- What's New
- Function Overview
- Service Overview
- Getting Started
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User Guide
- Key Management Service
- Cloud Secret Management Service
- Key Pair Service
- Dedicated HSM
- Auditing Logs
- Permission Control
- Best Practices
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API Reference
- Before You Start
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- Permissions Policies and Supported Actions
- Appendix
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FAQs
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KMS Related
- What Is Key Management Service?
- What Is a Customer Master Key?
- What Is a Default Key?
- What Are the Differences Between a Custom Key and a Default Key?
- What Is a Data Encryption Key?
- Why Cannot I Delete a CMK Immediately?
- Which Cloud Services Can Use KMS for Encryption?
- How Do Huawei Cloud Services Use KMS to Encrypt Data?
- What Are the Benefits of Envelope Encryption?
- Is There a Limit on the Number of Custom Keys That I Can Create on KMS?
- Can I Export a CMK from KMS?
- Can I Decrypt My Data if I Permanently Delete My Custom Key?
- How Do I Use the Online Tool to Encrypt or Decrypt Small Volumes of Data?
- Can I Update CMKs Created by KMS-Generated Key Materials?
- How Are Default Keys Generated?
- What Should I Do If I Do Not Have the Permissions to Perform Operations on KMS?
- Why Can't I Wrap Asymmetric Keys by Using -id-aes256-wrap-pad in OpenSSL?
- Key Algorithms Supported by KMS
- What Should I Do If KMS Failed to Be Requested and Error Code 401 Is Displayed?
- CSMS Related
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KPS Related
- How Do I Create a Key Pair?
- What Are a Private Key Pair and an Account Key Pair?
- How Do I Handle an Import Failure of a Key Pair Created Using PuTTYgen?
- What Should I Do When I Fail to Import a Key Pair Using Internet Explorer 9?
- How Do I Log In to a Linux ECS with a Private Key?
- How Do I Use a Private Key to Obtain the Password to Log In to a Windows ECS?
- How Do I Handle the Failure in Binding a Key Pair?
- How Do I Handle the Failure in Replacing a Key Pair?
- How Do I Handle the Failure in Resetting a Key Pair?
- How Do I Handle the Failure in Unbinding a Key Pair?
- Do I Need to Restart Servers After Replacing Its Key Pair?
- How Do I Enable the Password Login Mode for an ECS?
- How Do I Handle the Failure in Logging In to ECS After Unbinding the Key Pair?
- What Should I Do If My Private Key Is Lost?
- How Do I Convert the Format of a Private Key File?
- Can I Change the Key Pair of a Server?
- Can a Key Pair Be Shared by Multiple Users?
- How Do I Obtain the Public or Private Key File of a Key Pair?
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Dedicated HSM Related
- What Is Dedicated HSM?
- How Does Dedicated HSM Ensure the Security for Key Generation?
- Do Equipment Room Personnel Has the Super Administrator Role to Steal Information by Using a Privileged UKey?
- What HSMs Are Used for Dedicated HSM?
- What APIs Does Dedicated HSM Support?
- How Do I Enable Public Access to a Dedicated HSM Instance?
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How Do I Convert the Format of a Private Key File?
Converting the Private Key File in the .ppk Format to the .pem Format
The private key to be uploaded or copied to the text box must be in the .pem format. If the file is in the .ppk format, perform the following steps:
- Visit the following website and download PuTTY and PuTTYgen:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
NOTE:
PuTTYgen is a private key generator, which is used to create a key pair that consists of a public key and a private key for PuTTY.
- Double-click PuTTYGEN.exe. The PuTTY Key Generator page is displayed, as shown in Figure 1.
- Choose Conversions > Import Key to import the private key file in the .ppk format.
- Choose Conversions > Export OpenSSH Key, the PuTTYgen Warning dialog box is displayed.
- Click Yes to save the file in the .pem format.
Converting the Private Key File in the .pem Format to the .ppk Format
When you use PuTTY to log in to a Linux ECS, the private key must be in the .ppk format. If the file is in .pem format, perform the following steps to covert its format:
- Visit the following website and download PuTTY and PuTTYgen:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
NOTE:
PuTTYgen is a private key generator, which is used to create a key pair that consists of a public key and a private key for PuTTY.
- Double-click PuTTYgen.exe. The PuTTY Key Generator window is displayed.
- In the Actions area, click Load and import the private key file that you stored when purchasing the ECS.
Ensure that the private key file format is included in All files (*.*).
- Click Save private key.
- Save the converted private key, for example, kp-123.ppk, to a local directory.
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