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http	HTTP API: /sys/seal-unseal	docs-http-seal-unseal	The '/sys/seal-unseal' endpoint is used to unseal the Vault.

/sys/unseal

Description

Enter a single master key share to progress the unsealing of the Vault. If the threshold number of master key shares is reached, Vault will attempt to unseal the Vault. Otherwise, this API must be called multiple times until that threshold is met.

Method

PUT

Parameters

• secret_shares required The number of shares to split the master key into.
• key required A single master share key.

Returns

The same result as `/sys/seal-status`.