Updated on 2024-08-06 GMT+08:00

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

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. Can be obtained by calling the IAM API for obtaining the user token (the value of X-Subject-Token in the response header).

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

keypair

Yes

KeypairBean object

-

Table 4 KeypairBean

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

Name of the key pair.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 5 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

keypair

ExportPrivateKeyKeypairBean object

-

Table 6 ExportPrivateKeyKeypairBean

Parameter

Type

Description

name

String

SSH key pair name.

private_key

String

Private key of the SSH key pair

Status code: 400

Table 7 Response body parameters

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"
}

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

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package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.kps.v3.region.KpsRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.kps.v3.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.kps.v3.model.*;


public class ExportPrivateKeySolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        KpsClient client = KpsClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(KpsRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        ExportPrivateKeyRequest request = new ExportPrivateKeyRequest();
        ExportPrivateKeyRequestBody body = new ExportPrivateKeyRequestBody();
        KeypairBean keypairbody = new KeypairBean();
        keypairbody.withName("demo2");
        body.withKeypair(keypairbody);
        request.withBody(body);
        try {
            ExportPrivateKeyResponse response = client.exportPrivateKey(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}
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# coding: utf-8

import os
from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkkps.v3.region.kps_region import KpsRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkkps.v3 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_AK"]
    sk = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_SK"]

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk)

    client = KpsClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(KpsRegion.value_of("<YOUR REGION>")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = ExportPrivateKeyRequest()
        keypairbody = KeypairBean(
            name="demo2"
        )
        request.body = ExportPrivateKeyRequestBody(
            keypair=keypairbody
        )
        response = client.export_private_key(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)
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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    kps "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/kps/v3"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/kps/v3/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/kps/v3/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    auth := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        Build()

    client := kps.NewKpsClient(
        kps.KpsClientBuilder().
            WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
            WithCredential(auth).
            Build())

    request := &model.ExportPrivateKeyRequest{}
	keypairbody := &model.KeypairBean{
		Name: "demo2",
	}
	request.Body = &model.ExportPrivateKeyRequestBody{
		Keypair: keypairbody,
	}
	response, err := client.ExportPrivateKey(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

Request succeeded.

400

Error response

Error Codes

See Error Codes.