Update/clarify docs on generic backend ttl.

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Jeff Mitchell 2017-05-09 09:56:09 -04:00
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```
_Note_: the `lease_duration` field (which on the CLI shows as
`refresh_interval`) is advisory. No lease is created. This is a way for writers
to indicate how often a given value shold be re-read by the client. See the
[Vault Generic backend documentation](/docs/secrets/generic/index.html) for
more details.
## List Secrets
This endpoint returns a list of key names at the specified location. Folders are
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- `:key` `(string: "")`  Specifies a key, paired with an associated value, to
be held at the given location. Multiple key/value pairs can be specified, and
all will be returned on a read operation. A key called `ttl` will trigger some
special behavior; see above for details.
all will be returned on a read operation. A key called `ttl` will trigger
some special behavior; see the [Vault Generic backend
documentation](/docs/secrets/generic/index.html) for details.
### Sample Payload

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exactly as specified, so you are free to use that key in any way that you like
if it fits your input data.
The backend _never_ removes data on its own; the `ttl` key is merely advisory.
As an example, we can write a new key "foo" to the generic backend mounted at
"secret/" by default: