Updated on 2023-05-09 GMT+08:00

Generating a Random Number

Function

  • Description: This API is used to generate a random number that is 8 bits to 8,192 bits long.

URI

POST /v1.0/{project_id}/kms/gen-random

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Project ID

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

User token. It can be obtained by calling the IAM API that is used for obtaining a user token. The value of X-Subject-Token in the response header is the user token.

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

random_data_length

Yes

String

Bit length of a random number The value is a multiple of 8, in the range 8 to 8192. Number of bits of a random number. The value is 512.

sequence

No

String

36-byte sequence number of a request message. Example: 919c82d4-8046-4722-9094-35c3c6524cff

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 4 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

random_data

String

Random number in hexadecimal format. Two characters represent 1 byte. Its length should be the same as random_data_length.

Status code: 400

Table 5 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error

Object

Error message.

Table 6 ErrorDetail

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code returned for an error request.

error_msg

String

Error information returned for an error request.

Status code: 401

Table 7 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error

Object

Error message.

Table 8 ErrorDetail

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code returned for an error request.

error_msg

String

Error information returned for an error request.

Status code: 403

Table 9 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error

Object

Error message.

Table 10 ErrorDetail

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code returned for an error request.

error_msg

String

Error information returned for an error request.

Status code: 404

Table 11 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error

Object

Error message.

Table 12 ErrorDetail

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code returned for an error request.

error_msg

String

Error information returned for an error request.

Status code: 500

Table 13 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error

Object

Error message.

Table 14 ErrorDetail

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code returned for an error request.

error_msg

String

Error information returned for an error request.

Status code: 502

Table 15 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error

Object

Error message.

Table 16 ErrorDetail

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code returned for an error request.

error_msg

String

Error information returned for an error request.

Status code: 504

Table 17 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error

Object

Error message.

Table 18 ErrorDetail

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code returned for an error request.

error_msg

String

Error information returned for an error request.

Example Requests

{
  "random_data_length" : "512"
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Request processing succeeded.

{
  "random_data" : "5791C223E87120BE4B98D168F47A58BB2A88834EEADC"
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

Request processing succeeded.

400

Invalid request parameters.

401

You must enter a username and password to access the requested page.

403

Authentication failed.

404

The requested resource does not exist or is not found.

500

Internal service error.

502

Failed to complete the request. The server received an invalid response.

504

Gateway timed out.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.